uneducated

adjective

un·​ed·​u·​cat·​ed ˌən-ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd 

: having or showing little or no formal schooling : not educated

Owing to my father being left an orphan at the age of six years, in poverty, and in a new country, he became a wholly uneducated man.

—Abraham Lincoln

an uneducated attitude

Synonyms of uneducated

• ignorant

Examples of uneducated in a Sentence

a literary reference that could not be grasped by an uneducated person

Recent Examples on the Web

The report says there's been progress, but minorities, along with people who are poor and uneducated, still face higher death rates. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Stolen bases, once treated as a reckless relic of the uneducated past, are at levels not seen since the freewheeling 1980s. — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 21 May 2026

At the age of 10, Elizabeth would see first hand what would happen when her mother, an uneducated woman with six children, would have to support herself on her own. — Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026

Concha and Fox News host Lawrence Jones highlighted that people who watch the View are uneducated. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uneducated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated

Kids Definition

uneducated

adjective

un·​ed·​u·​cat·​ed

ˌən-ˈej-ə-ˌkāt-əd

: seriously lacking in education and especially in formal schooling