1
as in unfamiliarity
the state of being unaware or uninformed
ignorance of the law is no excuse
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2
as in illiteracy
the state of being unlearned
with such vast sums spent on education, the level of ignorance among graduating seniors is a national disgrace
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Recent Examples of ignorance
That was a direct result of misogynoir and ignorance.
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Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
Trump’s disdain for classic neoliberal U.S. soft power — and for the values and institutions that uphold it — is likely to hurt American interests in just the same way his tariff regime and utter ignorance of real-world trade theory do.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
The pathos here thus depends largely on the reader’s total ignorance of Vietnamese.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Their nomination also wasn’t without controversy, as many critics saw it as an example of patent ignorance of Latin music.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ignorance
Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
Trump’s disdain for classic neoliberal U.S. soft power — and for the values and institutions that uphold it — is likely to hurt American interests in just the same way his tariff regime and utter ignorance of real-world trade theory do.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
The pathos here thus depends largely on the reader’s total ignorance of Vietnamese.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Their nomination also wasn’t without controversy, as many critics saw it as an example of patent ignorance of Latin music.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ignorance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorance
Noun
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The spending disparity ignored the circumstances of many of the countries receiving this aid: people did not have enough to eat, and rates of illiteracy were as high as 90%.—
Made by History,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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At the heart of these matters is an overwhelming degree of financial illiteracy.—
David Kudla,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The beginning of the finale reveals that the explosion originated in the laundry room, where Graham was trying to declare his innocence to Donnie and Crystal (Destiny Hernandez).—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Simpson, who maintained his innocence but was found liable for the deaths in a civil case, later served nine years in prison on unrelated charges.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Tiny terror is unleashed in this mini alien apocalypse as directors Robert Bisi and Andy Lyon pay loving tribute to classic sci-fi stories of alien invasion and human stupidity using tilt-shift techniques that make the end of the world look almost cute.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Wodehouse had displayed nothing worse than the stupidity of the innocent.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From physical fights to is-he-or-isn’t-he paternity test foolishness and now revenge p-rn, the storylines can get out of control.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
15 Feb. 2025
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But this time her nescience was justified.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
18 Jan. 2025
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Critics pounced on his gaffes questioning evolution and asserting that vegetation caused pollution, but, as with Trump, Reagan’s backers cared little about these blunders or his nescience over public affairs.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
28 Aug. 2020
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorance. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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