uninformed

adjective

un·​in·​formed ˌən-in-ˈfȯrmd 

: not educated or knowledgeable : not having or based upon information or awareness : not informed

an uninformed opinion

Synonyms of uninformed

• ignorant
• unaware
• oblivious

Examples of uninformed in a Sentence

the mayor is clearly uninformed when it comes to the state of the city's schools

Recent Examples on the Web

While that might sound counterintuitive, Vyas says this means A-players are secure enough not to try and fake it by offering uninformed advice. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025

For those uninformed, these are not your traditional football game halftime shows. —Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025

In fact, Gerrod Moore, a brand manager of Maytag advises against uninformed stainless steel cleaning experimentation, because some kitchen cleaning go-to's like bleach, glass cleaner, abrasive cleaners, and steel wool may damage the metal. —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025

Next came a disastrous interview with CBS’s Katie Couric in which Palin seemed to reveal herself to be uninformed and blithely incurious about most things unrelated to Alaska. —Time, 3 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninformed

• conformed
• deformed
• informed
• malformed
• performed
• preformed
• reformed
• transformed
• unformed
• formed
• normed
• stormed