unknowledgeable

ADJECTIVE

ignorant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

illiterate innocent naive oblivious obtuse uneducated uninformed

WEAK

apprenticed benighted birdbrained blind to cretinous dense green imbecilic in the dark inexperienced insensible mindless misinformed moronic nescient shallow thick unconscious unconversant uncultivated uncultured unenlightened uninitiated unintellectual unlearned unlettered unmindful unread unschooled unsuspecting untaught untrained unwitting witless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

educated experienced intelligent learned taught

WEAK

aware competent knowledgeable literate talented wise

ADJECTIVE

nescient

Synonyms

WEAK

apprenticed benighted birdbrained blind to cretinous dense green illiterate imbecilic in the dark inexperienced innocent insensible mindless misinformed moronic naive oblivious obtuse shallow thick unconscious unconversant uncultivated uncultured uneducated unenlightened uninformed uninitiated uninstructed unintellectual unlearned unlettered unmindful unread unschooled unsuspecting untaught untrained unwitting witless

ADJECTIVE

uninstructed

Synonyms

WEAK

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 unlearned unlettered unmindful unread unschooled unsuspecting untaught untrained unwitting witless

ADJECTIVE

unscholarly

Synonyms

WEAK

Example Sentences

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In contrast, kakistocracy was government by the unskilled, unknowledgeable and unvirtuous.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2018

“He’s demonstrated himself to be unfit, unknowledgeable about the history of this country and the history of contributions that immigrants, particularly Haitian immigrants, have made to this country.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2018

“He’s demonstrated himself to be unfit, unknowledgeable about the history of this country and the history of contributions that immigrants, particularly Haitian immigrants, have made to this country.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 11, 2018

The Paris and San Bernardino attacks persuaded other candidates that a shift to life-or-death issues of national security would expose Trump as unworldly and unknowledgeable.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2016

Rank Privates, most in their first fracas, unknowledgeable about taking cover and not even in the physical condition this sort of combat demanded.

From Frigid Fracas by Reynolds, Mack

unknowledgeable

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