unschooled

adjective

un·​schooled ˌən-ˈsküld 

1

: not schooled : untaught, untrained

… we get a … tour of the stouthearted, unschooled … folks who scratch out a living in the middle of their particular nowhere.

—Ron Givens

2

: not artificial : natural

unschooled talent

Synonyms of unschooled

• ignorant

Examples of unschooled in a Sentence

These things look the same to my unschooled eye.

sculptures made by unschooled artists

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, instead of a master weaver being required to make cloth, an unschooled child could work a loom. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2024

Currently, about a third of India's working-age population has no education at all; 20 years from now, a sixth of the country's work force may still be totally unschooled. — Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010

Whether these findings map onto kids who are unschooled in the context of worldschooling remains to be seen without systematic longitudinal studies; anecdotal evidence from the parents in my research suggests mixed results. — Jennie Germann Molz, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024

By comparison, Danceny is practically a boy, unschooled in the art of manipulation, and Reeves provides the character with the appropriate youthful naïveté. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unschooled

• overruled
• ridiculed
• supercooled
• cooled
• fooled
• goold
• pooled
• ruled
• schooled
• tooled
• subcooled

Kids Definition

unschooled

adjective

un·​schooled ˌən-ˈsküld 

ˈən-

: not schooled : untaught, untrained