as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
although the people of the farming community were largely an unlearned lot, they wanted an advanced education for their children
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as in forgot
to be unable to recall or think of
let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year
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Recent Examples of unlearned
Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
Although the 1973 commission’s report ran to 2,200 pages, some big lessons from 1973 may have gone unlearned—lessons that Israel needed to understand then and still does now.
—Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
Although the 1973 commission’s report ran to 2,200 pages, some big lessons from 1973 may have gone unlearned—lessons that Israel needed to understand then and still do now.
—Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
Observers are left similarly unlearned about how the case might be decided.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
Still, there are lessons that remain unlearned.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 24 Feb. 2022
The racial disparities have left public health experts and activists frustrated that lessons from the Covid-19 response remain unlearned.
—Liam Stack, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Cannes, Loznitsa explained why the unlearned lessons of the past always come back to haunt us.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
And, today, the Biden Administration is learning that lessons from the 2014 Red Hill fuel leak went unlearned.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
Adjective
Those afflicted with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often behave in a manner which the unlearned (or uncaring) will immediately label as criminal.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
Although the 1973 commission’s report ran to 2,200 pages, some big lessons from 1973 may have gone unlearned—lessons that Israel needed to understand then and still does now.
—Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
Although the 1973 commission’s report ran to 2,200 pages, some big lessons from 1973 may have gone unlearned—lessons that Israel needed to understand then and still do now.
—Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
Observers are left similarly unlearned about how the case might be decided.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
Still, there are lessons that remain unlearned.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 24 Feb. 2022
The racial disparities have left public health experts and activists frustrated that lessons from the Covid-19 response remain unlearned.
—Liam Stack, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Cannes, Loznitsa explained why the unlearned lessons of the past always come back to haunt us.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
And, today, the Biden Administration is learning that lessons from the 2014 Red Hill fuel leak went unlearned.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlearned
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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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The reason is that Jackson played the part all season long, while Allen meandered through the first two and a half months of 2023 like a zombie who forgot how to play the position.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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The former Prince of Wales apparently forgot to tell his first wife, Princess Diana, that the royal family gave each other inexpensive gag gifts at Christmas.Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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There have been reports in the Indian media on disharmony within the India team throughout the series, unsurprising given the team straddles different generations, and surely fracturing further amid having lost six of their last eight Tests.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, already missing Miles, Notre Dame lost forward Kylee Watson to an ACL tear during the ACC tournament.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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