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unenlightened
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unenlightened
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ignorant |
| Synonyms: | uninformed, unlearned |
| Antonyms: | enlightened |
| Main Entry: | dark |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ignorant |
| Synonyms: | benighted, uncultivated, unenlightened, unlettered, unread |
| Main Entry: | ignorant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unaware, unknowing |
| Synonyms: | apprenticed, benighted, birdbrained, blind to, cretinous, dense, green*, illiterate, imbecilic, in the dark, inexperienced, innocent, insensible, mindless, misinformed, moronic, naive, nescient, oblivious, obtuse, shallow, thick, unconscious, unconversant, uncultivated, uncultured, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed, uninitiated, unintellectual, unknowledgeable, unlearned, unlettered, unmindful, unread, unschooled, unsuspecting, untaught, untrained, unwitting, witless |
| Notes: | stupid refers to lack of ability while ignorant refers to lack of knowledge |
| Antonyms: | aware, competent, educated, intelligent, knowledgeable, literate, talented, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | illiterate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to read well; lacking education |
| Synonyms: | benighted, catachrestic, ignorant, inerudite, solecistic, uneducated, unenlightened, ungrammatical, uninstructed, unlearned, unlettered, unread, unschooled, untaught, untutored |
| Antonyms: | able, educated, learned, literate, taught |
| Main Entry: | medieval |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having to do with the Middle Ages; old |
| Synonyms: | Gothic, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, feudal, old, old-fashioned, primitive, unenlightened |
| Antonyms: | modern |
| Main Entry: | secret |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, unrevealed |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, backdoor, camouflaged, classified, cloak-and-dagger, close, closet, clouded, conspiratorial, covered, covert, cryptic, dark, deep, disguised, enigmatical, esoteric, furtive, hush-hush, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, on the QT, out-of-the-way, private, recondite, reticent, retired, secluded, shrouded, strange, under wraps, undercover, underground, undisclosed, unenlightened, unfrequented, unintelligible, unknown, unpublished, unseen, veiled |
| Antonyms: | clear, defined, explicit, forthright, honest, open, public, revealed, unconcealed |
| Main Entry: | unaware |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ignorant |
| Synonyms: | blind, careless, caught napping, daydreaming, deaf, deaf to, doped, forgetful, heedless, in a daze, inattentive, incognizant, inconversant, insensible, mooning, negligent, nescient, not all there, not cognizant, oblivious, out cold, out of it, out to lunch, spacey, unacquainted, unconcerned, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, uninstructed, unknowing, unmindful, unsuspecting, unwitting |
| Notes: | unaware is an adjective that means 'not being aware of something' and unawares is an adverb meaning 'by surprise; unexpectedly' |
| Antonyms: | aware, cognizant, informed, knowing, suspicious |
| Main Entry: | uninformed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unaware |
| Synonyms: | blind, caught napping, daydreaming, deaf, ignorant, in the dark, inattentive, negligent, not informed, not told, oblivious, out of it, out to lunch, unbriefed, unconscious, uneducated, unenlightened, uninstructed, unknowing, unschooled |
| Main Entry: | unknowing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unaware |
| Synonyms: | blank, blind, caught napping, daydreaming, deaf, ignorant, in the dark, inattentive, negligent, not informed, not knowing, not told, oblivious, out of it, out to lunch, unbriefed, unconscious, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed, uninstructed, unschooled |
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