Synonyms of uneducated

uneducated

adjective

ˌən-ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd 

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books

a literary reference that could not be grasped by an uneducated person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignorant
• inexperienced
• illiterate
• dark
• untutored
• unschooled
• untaught
• benighted
• unlearned
• simple
• unlettered
• uninstructed
• nonliterate
• innocent
• rude
• naive
• unread
• unknowledgeable
• uncultured
• naïve
• semiliterate
• foolish
• analphabetic
• unsophisticated
• stupid
• unskilled
• idiotic
• dumb
• artless
• uncultivated
• untrained
• functionally illiterate
• lowbrow
• innumerate
• imbecile
• callow
• moronic
• green
• imbecilic
• witless
• brainless
• silly
• philistine
• idiotical
• senseless
• raw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• educated
• literate
• knowledgeable
• intelligent
• brilliant
• smart
• expert
• experienced
• trained
• lettered
• well-informed
• intellectual
• schooled
• well-read
• erudite
• learned
• scholarly
• cultured
• sophisticated
• aware
• familiar
• cultivated
• acquainted
• polymathic
• highbrow
• polymath
• polyhistoric

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uneducated

Even if Caroline and Kyle had not been in on voting Gabe, the others still would have had the numbers to take him out, but my admittedly uneducated guess is the vote may have then shifted to Genevieve if the Tuku twosome was not on board. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024

The second group comprises uneducated individuals who engage in daily labor, working on both their own land and the land of others. —Photovogue, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024

If investors remain uneducated about the importance of self-custody, then any increase in demand will be met with an increase in the supply of paper bitcoin (also known as IOUs). —Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

The 1995 telenovela starring Thalia and Fernando Colunga tells the story of a young, uneducated girl who lives with her godmother in the barrios of Mexico City and works in a landfill. —Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024