Synonyms of ignorant
35 similar words · 6 opposite words
Another word for ignorant is ill-informed. Other synonyms of ignorant are uninformed, unwitting, unknowing, uncultured and unlearned. The opposite of ignorant is learned.
Synonyms and similar words for ignorant
adjectiveMore synonyms
- benighted
- cimmerianMentally dark; ignorant; benighted.
- clueless
- foolish
- ill-informedPoorly informed; ignorant.
- illiterateIgnorant in a specified way or about a specified subject.
- innocent
- nescientIgnorant, unlearned.
- oblivious
- philistine derogatoryIgnorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having...
- tenebrose figurativelyMorally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
- unaware
- uncultivatedInadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge.
- unculturedNot cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement; philistine.
- uneducatedNot educated.
- unenlightenedNot enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.
- uneruditeNot erudite; uneducated.
- uninformedNot informed; ignorant.
- unknowingWithout knowing; ignorant.
- unknowledgeableLacking knowledge: ignorant, naive, or both.
- unlearnedIgnorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
- unlearnt
- unletteredNot instructed in letters; not educated, not well-read; unable to read.
- unmindful
- unread
- unscholarlyNot scholarly.
- unschooled
- untaught
- untrainedLacking training, not having been instructed in something.
- untutoredUntrained, not taught or educated in a field of knowledge.
- unwittingUnaware or uninformed; oblivious.
- lack-learning obsoleteIgnorant.
- lay obsoleteNot educated or cultivated; ignorant.
- lewd obsolete
- loreless archaicWithout lore or learning; uneducated.
Opposite of ignorant
Meaning of ignorant
- adjective Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
- adjective Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
- adjective Ill-mannered, crude.
ignorant in other languages
Questions about synonyms of ignorant
- What is another word for ignorant?
- Ignorant has 35 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ill-informed, uninformed, unwitting, unknowing, uncultured, unlearned, unenlightened and illiterate.
- What is the opposite of ignorant?
- The opposite of ignorant is learned.
- What does ignorant mean?
- Ignorant means unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
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