Synonyms of ignorance
6 similar words
Another word for ignorance is cluelessness. Other synonyms of ignorance are unknowingness and unawareness.
Synonyms and similar words for ignorance
nounThe condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
- blindnessWant of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
- cluelessnessThe state of being clueless.
- knowledgelessnessA lack of knowledge.
- unawarenessThe state of being unaware.
- unknowingnessThe quality of not knowing; ignorance of something.
- unknowledgeThe lack or absence of knowledge.
Meaning of ignorance
- noun The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
- noun Sins committed through ignorance.
- noun Existential blindness.
ignorance in other languages
Questions about synonyms of ignorance
- What is another word for ignorance?
- Ignorance has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as cluelessness, unknowingness and unawareness.
- What does ignorance mean?
- Ignorance means the condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
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