the uninitiated

noun

: people who do not have knowledge of or experience with something

For the uninitiated, let me explain how this device works.

Examples of the uninitiated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The venue, which opened in 1977 and has hosted performances from country legends like George Jones and Randy Travis (the latter used to wash dishes there), has live music, country dancing – with lessons for the uninitiated – and more. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025

For the uninitiated, the Hall effect, first discovered in 1879 by Edwin Hall, is a phenomenon where an electric current flowing through a conductor or semiconductor in the presence of a magnetic field produces a voltage across the material. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025

For the uninitiated, The Up Series is a British documentary series that revisits the same subjects every seven years. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

To the uninitiated, a challenge coin is just a disc of metal. —Divyaditya Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for the uninitiated

• ameliorated
• decontaminated
• deoxygenated
• deteriorated
• differentiated
• disarticulated
• excommunicated
• incapacitated
• individuated
• misappropriated
• monounsaturated
• multinucleated