the uninitiated

noun

: people who do not have knowledge of or experience with something

For the uninitiated, let me explain how this device works.

Examples of the uninitiated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To the uninitiated, the UK's Shed of the Year is an annual competition showcasing creative hobbyist garden builds. — New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026

Clark is always in the foreground, but for the uninitiated, Miles puts on quite a show. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026

While that may sound overwhelming to the uninitiated, the online shade finder makes finding your match much easier, without wandering up and down the beauty aisle swatching every bottle. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 30 July 2026

For the uninitiated, Cohan isn’t at all off base to suggest that fans drop their yearning for this particular pair of characters. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for the uninitiated

• ameliorated
• decontaminated
• deoxygenated
• deteriorated
• differentiated
• disarticulated
• excommunicated
• incapacitated
• individuated
• misappropriated
• monounsaturated
• multinucleated