ignorance

[ig-ner-uhns] / ˈɪg nər əns /

NOUN

lack of knowledge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

illiteracy nescience

STRONG

benightedness darkness lack of education sciolism shallowness unenlightenment unfamiliarity

WEAK

callowness crudeness empty-headedness half-knowledge ineducation inscience naïveté rawness simplicity uncouthness

Antonyms

STRONG

erudition understanding

WEAK

competence cultivation education experience intelligence knowledge literacy wisdom

NOUN

lack of awareness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benightedness blindness nescience unawareness

STRONG

innocence oblivion unconsciousness

WEAK

disregard fog insensitivity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

awareness cognizance realization

Example Sentences

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There’s a lot of ignorance that goes into it as well.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are witnessing a massive pendulum swing of one type of ignorance to another,” Barbieri said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds — our prejudices, fears and ignorance.

From Salon

They all knew—just as everybody in Hollywood knew what Harvey Weinstein was up to, claims of ignorance notwithstanding.

From The Wall Street Journal

That criticism also displays a total ignorance of Fed history.

From The Wall Street Journal