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Synonyms for untrained

  • adjective

Most common

ignorant inexperienced undisciplined untutored primitive uneducated uninitiated unpolished

All synonyms

Adjective

ignorant, inexperienced, untutored, undisciplined, uneducated, uninitiated, unpolished, primitive, lay, uncultivated, fresh, green, untaught, undrilled, unlearnt, unschooled, uncultured, unlearned

Antonyms

trained, learned, knowledgeful

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Lacking training, not having been instructed in something.

Choose the right word

Untrained, Savage or Uncultivated?

Savage signifies untrained, uncultivated.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • ignorant Not only you but also he is ignorant of the truth.
  • inexperienced Tom is inexperienced and makes extreme statements.
  • undisciplined Tom is a very undisciplined player.
  • primitive Magic plays an important part in primitive society.
  • uneducated Tom is uneducated; he understands absolutely nothing.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
untrainedfalling
ignorantsteady
inexperiencedsteady
undisciplinedsteady
untutoredsteady
primitivefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
lay1
5 letters
green1, fresh1
8 letters
ignorant3, untaught, unlearnt
9 letters
primitive3, unlearned, untutored, undrilled
10 letters
uneducated5, unpolished, uncultured, unschooled
11 letters
uninitiated6
12 letters
uncultivated
13 letters
inexperienced5, undisciplined4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ignorant3 = 3 syllables).