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
Abraham Lincolnan uneducated attitude
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a literary reference that could not be grasped by an uneducated person
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As Plato once described, Socrates taught an uneducated boy how to double the area of a square.
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
This Court finds that Respondent’s lack of candor on his I-485 was not an oversight by an uninformed, uneducated applicant.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
As Plato once described, Socrates taught an uneducated boy how to double the area of a square.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Even women of color with a college education have a higher chance of dying in childbirth than an uneducated white woman, and that is shocking.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uneducated
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“Uneducated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneducated. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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