Synonyms for uninitiated
- adjective
- noun
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Adjective
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group.
His jargon-filled talk was gibberish to uninitiated listeners, but it was clear and concise to practitioners.
- n. 1
People who have not been initiated and thus do not have the special knowledge of a particular group.
His jargon-filled talk was gibberish to the uninitiated, but it was clear and concise to practitioners.
Example sentences
- inexperienced Tom is inexperienced and makes extreme statements.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uninitiated | steady | |
| inexperienced | steady | |
| untrained | falling | |
| uninformed | steady | |
| untutored | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- naive2
- 8 letters
- outsider3, exoteric
- 9 letters
- untrained2, untutored
- 10 letters
- uninformed3, uninitiate
- 11 letters
- noninitiate
- 13 letters
- inexperienced5, unexperienced
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (naive2 = 2 syllables).