Synonyms for uneducated
- adjective
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Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not educated.
Related words
- Phrases
- uneducated guess
- Other spellings
- ineducated
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Unlettered is similar in meaning to illiterate, but less absolute; the unlettered man may have acquired the art of reading and writing and some elementary knowledge; the uneducated man has never taken any systematic course of mental training.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- ignorant Not only you but also he is ignorant of the truth.
- illiterate The hosts on this channel are utterly illiterate.
- unlearned Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.
- uncultured An uncultured person is an enslaved animal.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uneducated | steady | |
| ignorant | steady | |
| illiterate | steady | |
| unlearned | steady | |
| untutored | steady | |
| uncultured | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rude1
- 7 letters
- belated3
- 8 letters
- ignorant3, untaught, unlearnt
- 9 letters
- untrained2, barbarous3, unlearned, benighted3, unstudied, untutored
- 10 letters
- illiterate4, uninformed3, uncultured, unschooled, unlettered, schoolless
- 12 letters
- uncultivated, uninstructed
- 13 letters
- unenlightened4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (belated3 = 3 syllables).