Synonyms of unread

unread

adjective

ˌən-ˈred 

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books

an officer who seemed to be completely unread in military theory

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of unread

That might look like doing the dishes, going for a quick jog, or sorting through unread emails piling up in your inbox. —Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024

His goal: Go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, no matter how many emails are left unread. —Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024

Google is taking away a Pixel Buds Pro feature that lets users touch and hold an earbud to hear unread notifications. —Emma Roth, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2024

The homescreen widgets include Catch Up, which provides an at-a-glance look at how many unread messages and mentions a user has without opening the app. —Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 22 July 2024