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

Again, for the uninitiated: These aren’t power rankings. —David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025

For the uninitiated, Fallout is set two centuries after nuclear warfare between the US and China destroyed civilization in 2077—an alternate history version of 2077, in which post-World War II nuclear technology ushered in a retrofuturistic society. —ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025

The Embassy allows the uninitiated to watch the action from a slightly less intense position, while still getting the full arena experience. —Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

For the uninitiated, Wawa is a combination gas station, coffee shop and sandwich restaurant with roots in Pennsylvania's dairy industry. —Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025

Rhymes for the uninitiated

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