uninformed

adjective

un·​in·​formed ˌən-in-ˈfȯrmd How to pronounce uninformed (audio)
: not educated or knowledgeable : not having or based upon information or awareness : not informed
an uninformed opinion

Examples of uninformed in a Sentence

the mayor is clearly uninformed when it comes to the state of the city's schools
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Far from being uninformed cranks, many of the people embracing Luddism grew up with smartphones and know all too well how enticing (and overwhelming) the technology can be. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 Many of the people opining and whining about how this moment could be as bad or worse than the 2000 bust are uninformed or ahistorical. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 Those poor scientists – their federal funding has been taken away, their research programs scrapped, and their rigorous scientific findings ignored in favor of one man’s irrational, uninformed opinion. Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 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 See All Example Sentences for uninformed

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uninformed was in 1597

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“Uninformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninformed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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