UNEDUCATED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

uneducated

adjective

ˌən-ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books a literary reference that could not be grasped by an uneducated person

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Recent Examples of uneducated Regrettably, their students are chronically uneducated. —

Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 Quit dismissing them as uneducated. —

Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 At the age of 10, Elizabeth would see first hand what would happen when her mother, an uneducated woman with six children, would have to support herself on her own. —

Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026 Concha and Fox News host Lawrence Jones highlighted that people who watch the View are uneducated. —

Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uneducated

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ignorant

Adjective

Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2026