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 Sentences

Recent Examples of unread

Google is taking away a Pixel Buds Pro feature that lets users touch and hold an earbud to hear unread notifications. —Emma Roth, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2024

The homescreen widgets include Catch Up, which provides an at-a-glance look at how many unread messages and mentions a user has without opening the app. —Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 22 July 2024

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