Synonyms for unlearned
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Ignorant — ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained
ignorant, uneducated, unlettered, illiterate, unschooled, uninformed, untutored, uncultured, uncultivated, philistine, unread, unscholarly, untaught, nescient, unerudite, unenlightened, untrained, barbarous, uninstructed
2. Innate — of a behavior, not learned; innate
Definitions
- adj. 1
ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
- adj. 2
Of a behavior: not learned; innate.
Example sentences
- ignorant Not only you but also he is ignorant of the truth.
- illiterate The hosts on this channel are utterly illiterate.
- uneducated Tom is uneducated; he understands absolutely nothing.
- innate Gauss had an innate talent for mathematical problems.
- inborn Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unlearned | steady | |
| ignorant | steady | |
| illiterate | steady | |
| uneducated | steady | |
| unlettered | steady | |
| innate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- innate2, unread2, inborn2
- 7 letters
- natural3
- 8 letters
- ignorant3, inherent3, untaught, nescient
- 9 letters
- untrained2, barbarous3, untutored, unerudite
- 10 letters
- illiterate4, uneducated5, uninformed3, philistine3, uncultured, unschooled, unlettered
- 11 letters
- unscholarly
- 12 letters
- uncultivated, uninstructed
- 13 letters
- unenlightened4, unconditioned
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (innate2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- illettré