as in ignorant
not informed about or aware of something
the mayor is clearly uninformed when it comes to the state of the city's schools
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Recent Examples of uninformed
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, said in a statement Friday that efforts to undermine the vaccine's safety are dangerous and uninformed.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
The reason isn’t because people are uninformed or want children to get sick.
—Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
This statement tells you how uninformed these guys are about the federal government workforce.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
Open enrollment season doesn’t exactly inspire a lot of fanfare, but making an uninformed decision on your elections now could impact your health and finances for the next year.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
The reason isn’t because people are uninformed or want children to get sick.
—Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
This statement tells you how uninformed these guys are about the federal government workforce.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
Open enrollment season doesn’t exactly inspire a lot of fanfare, but making an uninformed decision on your elections now could impact your health and finances for the next year.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninformed
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Anyone who says she wasn't properly screened is either ignorant or has an agenda.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Who would go out of their way to remain ignorant in the face of an informative lecture on bunker oil?Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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But Hayes was unaware of her athletic capabilities.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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When Zendaya slyly revealed her engagement to Tom Holland at the 2025 Golden Globes, Carol Han Pyle was unaware of the buzz at first.Michelle Lee, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Taken together with the bones, however—and with some help from modern technology—these earthen imprints give a holistic picture of the prehistoric creatures that sashayed along in their heyday, oblivious to the puny mammals of the future who would gawk at their footprints millions of years later.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, by the end of Season 2, Gi-hun remains oblivious that the Front Man and Young-il are the same person.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Uninformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninformed. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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