un·in·struct·ed
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Definition of uninstructed
: not educated or provided with knowledge or instructions : not instructed
a primer for the uninstructed reader Even the most scientifically uninstructed among us—and I refer to myself—can read the account.— Robert Penn Warren … he was very shy, very reticent, and altogether uninstructed in the ordinary daily intercourse of man with man.— Anthony Trollope
Synonyms & Antonyms for uninstructed
Synonyms
- analphabetic,
- benighted,
- dark,
- ignorant,
- illiterate,
- nonliterate,
- rude,
- simple,
- uneducated,
- unlearned,
- unlettered,
- unread,
- unschooled,
- untaught,
- untutored
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“Uninstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninstructed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of uninstructed was in 1598
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