: lacking knowledge of or experience with something : not initiated : inexperienced
an uninitiated recruit
providing detailed instructions for the uninitiated [=for uninitiated people]

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Still, the project offered a unique opportunity to reunite iconic talent with the franchise (hi, Jennifer Tilly!) and let the screenwriter reimagine his legendary character for an uninitiated, more progressive audience. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024 In case you’re uninitiated, Spotify Wrapped summarizes the biggest moments of your Spotify usage: your top artist, your top genre, and your top song, among others. Charley Ross, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2024 These were chosen specifically with uninitiated viewers in mind, with emphasis big musical numbers that unfortunately disqualified those with minimal or pared down songs. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024 For those uninitiated into chronically online beauty culture, facial contrast is based on how much contrast there is between your hair color, skin tone, and the color of other facial features like your eyes and lips. Maria Santa Poggi, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninitiated 

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uninitiated was in 1678

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“Uninitiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninitiated. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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