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• “lacking knowledge or sophistication“
• “an ignorant man“
• “nescient of contemporary literature“
• “an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues“
• “exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions“

Synonyms

• nescient holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible ; uneducated in general
• unlearned not established by conditioning or learning; not well learned ; uneducated in general
• unlettered having little acquaintance with writing; uneducated in general

• “lacking knowledge of a specific field“
• “she is ignorant of quantum mechanics“
• “he is musically illiterate“

Synonyms

• illiterate a person unable to read ; not able to read or write ; uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking culture, especially in language and literature

• “he was completely ignorant of the circumstances“
• “an unknowledgeable assistant“
• “his rudeness was unwitting“

Synonyms

• unknowledgeable unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
• unknowing unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
• unwitting not done with purpose or intent; not aware or knowing; unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge