Synonyms of unlearned
49 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for unlearned is natural. Other synonyms of unlearned are congenital, unwitting, uncultured, uncultivated and unknowledgeable. The opposite of unlearned is learned.
Synonyms and similar words for unlearned
adjectiveIgnorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
- benighted
- cimmerian
- clueless
- foolish
- ignorant
- ill-informedPoorly informed; ignorant.
- illiterate
- innocent
- nescientIgnorant, unlearned.
- oblivious
- philistine derogatory
- 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.
- uninformed
- unknowing
- unknowledgeableLacking knowledge: ignorant, naive, or both.
- unlearnt
- unlettered
- 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 obsolete
- lewd obsolete
- loreless archaicWithout lore or learning; uneducated.
adjectiveOf a behavior: not learned; innate.
- inborn
- inherentNaturally as part or consequence of something.
- connateInborn.
- connaturalInborn; inherent; natural.
- congenitalOf a trait or a disease, present since birth.
- inbred
- indigenous
- ingeniteInnate, inborn.
- innate
- native
- naturalExisting in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
- to the manner bornFamiliar or adapted as if from birth with a specified custom, behavior, accouterment, etc.; naturally suited to it.
- congenite obsoleteCongenital.
- genetous archaicCongenital.
Opposite of unlearned
adjectiveIgnorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
- learnedHaving much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
Meaning of unlearned
- adjective Ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
- adjective Of a behavior: not learned; innate.
- adjective Of information: that has not (yet) been learned; unknown.
Questions about synonyms of unlearned
- What is another word for unlearned?
- Unlearned has 49 synonyms on Word.ws, such as natural, congenital, unwitting, uncultured, uncultivated, unknowledgeable, connate and nescient.
- What is the opposite of unlearned?
- The opposite of unlearned is learned.
- What does unlearned mean?
- Unlearned means ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
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