1
as in uneducated
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
they may be poor, ignorant farmers, but they are not stupid
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as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
he was ignorant of their wedding plans
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Recent Examples of ignorant
Trump is willfully ignorant of the politics of the region: Neither Jordan’s king nor Egypt’s president could afford politically to be party to new mass expulsions of Palestinians.
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Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
The work clearly showed that the bonobos could tell when their human partner was ignorant.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Now Christie is as blissfully ignorant as the rest of us and currently absorbing season two without the burden of too much goat knowledge.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The allegation might have risen above ignorant innuendo if Lyman had tried to show any evidence that the governor, the mayor or the port commissioner had anything to do with the container ship striking the bridge.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
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Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
The work clearly showed that the bonobos could tell when their human partner was ignorant.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Now Christie is as blissfully ignorant as the rest of us and currently absorbing season two without the burden of too much goat knowledge.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The allegation might have risen above ignorant innuendo if Lyman had tried to show any evidence that the governor, the mayor or the port commissioner had anything to do with the container ship striking the bridge.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorant
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In response, the governor suggested the president was uneducated about water policy, and declined to criticize him when asked about Democrats’ response to the brief pause in federal funding for state governments.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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The majority of those who move here are uneducated and poor and nearly all become economic burdens on the U.S., either directly or indirectly.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
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New York lawyer Emil Bove, who was one of President Trump’s criminal defense attorneys and is now principal associate deputy attorney general, is handing out the orders, but Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump himself are not unaware of the terrible machinations.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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That also describes the single-minded Clements, who averages eight points and six rebounds but was unaware of Lockett’s injury situation heading into Friday’s game.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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From Walgreens and Red Lobster to Big Lots and Family Dollar, hundreds of retail locations went dark as part of an ongoing, years-long trend oft attributed to the ongoing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the prevalence of online shopping.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Without robust funding, some labs will simply go dark.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Proponents of the Build Back Better agenda, in convincing themselves that the hot economy was transformative for workers, appeared oblivious to the genuine concerns of the electorate.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Ella’s younger brother Charlie (Wyatt Earp) sits in the back seat of the run-down car with their golden retriever Rex, mostly oblivious to the tension up front.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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People in Europe were almost entirely illiterate, while there was a high degree of literacy and numeracy in the Muslim world.—
David Conrads,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Jan. 2025
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Would Bashir relinquish the south to let it be governed by a former enemy in a cowboy hat, who presided over a territory with fewer than 100 miles of paved roads and a population that was 80% illiterate?—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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And, of course, speedily deport those who misbehave. — George W. Price, Chicago Our benighted states The only renaming of place that is called for in this age of Donald Trump is the United States of America.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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And this is just a small sampling of the kind of far-right legal reasoning that routinely escapes this benighted court.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
25 Sep. 2024
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His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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To an untutored lurker, the whole thing seemed like … a frickin’ ballet, or some less dainty choreography, a headlong dance of astounding precision.—
Jody Rosen,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2023
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Its simple style can be dressed up with your best evening wear or paired with casual outfits to be your next wardrobe staple.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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Yellow is the simplest, and purple is the most difficult.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Ignorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorant. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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