uninformed

adjective

un·​in·​formed ˌən-in-ˈfȯrmd 

: not educated or knowledgeable : not having or based upon information or awareness : not informed

an uninformed opinion

Synonyms

• clueless
• ignorant
• incognizant
• innocent
• insensible
• nescient
• oblivious
• unacquainted
• unaware
• unconscious
• unknowing
• unmindful
• unwitting

Examples of uninformed in a Sentence

the mayor is clearly uninformed when it comes to the state of the city's schools

Recent Examples on the Web

This can lead to uninformed or risky governance proposals around treatment protocols or data use. —Chrissa McFarlane, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

Cutting away advisory panels hurts everyone and leaves the U.S. government uninformed when making critical decisions that affect millions of lives, alongside a public left in the dark about what advice agencies do receive. —Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025

For now, critics say the public remains uninformed—and potentially unprotected. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

Unfortunately, such fleshing out always brings charges of political manipulation from the uninformed or paranoid. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninformed

• conformed
• deformed
• informed
• malformed
• performed
• preformed
• reformed
• transformed
• unformed
• formed
• normed
• stormed