Synonyms of unread

unread

adjective

ˌən-ˈred 

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books

an officer who seemed to be completely unread in military theory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignorant
• dark
• unlearned
• unlettered
• uneducated
• uninstructed
• benighted
• illiterate
• untaught
• inexperienced
• unschooled
• untutored
• nonliterate
• simple
• rude
• innocent
• naive
• foolish
• functionally illiterate
• semiliterate
• uncultivated
• analphabetic
• unknowledgeable
• green
• callow
• stupid
• innumerate
• naïve
• uncultured
• lowbrow
• artless
• dumb
• idiotic
• unskilled
• imbecile
• unsophisticated
• moronic
• untrained
• brainless
• imbecilic
• philistine
• witless
• silly
• raw
• senseless
• idiotical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literate
• lettered
• educated
• intelligent
• brilliant
• knowledgeable
• smart
• scholarly
• well-read
• expert
• experienced
• intellectual
• erudite
• trained
• well-informed
• learned
• schooled
• aware
• cultured
• familiar
• cultivated
• sophisticated
• highbrow
• acquainted
• polymathic
• polymath
• polyhistoric

Examples of unread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike emails that often languish unread or phone calls that go unanswered, text messages offer a sense of immediacy and are seen promptly by recipients. —Nik Popli, TIME, 3 July 2024

Letters informing soldiers of births, deaths and other news of their families sat unread. —Emily Langer, Washington Post, 27 June 2024

The top five states with unread texts include California, Kentucky, West Virginia, South Carolina and Michigan; and the top five states with unread emails include Alabama, Massachusetts, Maryland, Kentucky and Colorado. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Jan. 2024

The man’s words then sat, unread and forgotten, until a few years ago, when an American literary scholar came across them while digging around one night in an online newspaper database. —Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 23 May 2024