Synonyms of unschooled

unschooled

adjective

ˌən-ˈsküld 

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books

an unschooled but nevertheless intelligent woman who desperately wanted to learn how to read

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unschooled

Some research also suggests that children who are unschooled underperform on academic assessments, particularly regarding reading. —Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024

This assessment agrees with the widespread belief that Trump is utterly unschooled in geopolitical history or philosophy. —Edward A. Wasserman, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024

How to watch the 10 Oscar movies nominated for best picture Heaven forbid you are unschooled for the post-Oscars discourse! —Aj Willingham, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024

Now, instead of a master weaver being required to make cloth, an unschooled child could work a loom. —Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2024