uninitiated

adjective

un·​ini·​ti·​at·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈni-shē-ˌā-təd 

: lacking knowledge of or experience with something : not initiated : inexperienced

an uninitiated recruit

providing detailed instructions for the uninitiated [=for uninitiated people]

Examples of uninitiated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For those uninitiated, the Alien film franchise (starting with 1979’s Alien) centers on humans trying to survive an encounter with a fearsome alien species that is a certified killing machine, with razor-sharp teeth and acid for blood. —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025

To the rescue of those uninitiated of the ins and outs of professional golf came renowned golf influencer Paige Spiranac, who dedicated a post on her X profile, which has more than one million followers, to explaining the issue. —Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025

Game players knew this was coming and fidgeted in their seats to see what their uninitiated friends and family would make of last night’s big The Last of Us episode. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

The script apparently also features period-accurate dialogue with translations and annotations for those uninitiated to Old English. —Nick Romano, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing uninitiated

• the uninitiated

Rhymes for uninitiated

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