as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
a literary reference that could not be grasped by an uneducated person
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Recent Examples of uneducated
Still, despite the glut of legal graduates, his shift in focus was an unusual move for an ambitious young man in a country where farming is seen as a job for old, uneducated or poor people.
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Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Look, the game is about first impressions and making decisions that are sort of uneducated.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
Similar views applied to immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, whom many Americans regarded as poor, uneducated, and inferior.
— Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Tina Siemens, a local historian in Gaines County who has assisted Edwards in the clinic, pushed back against the notion that the Mennonites in the area are uneducated about the disease or their decision not to vaccinate.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Look, the game is about first impressions and making decisions that are sort of uneducated.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
Similar views applied to immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, whom many Americans regarded as poor, uneducated, and inferior.
— Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Tina Siemens, a local historian in Gaines County who has assisted Edwards in the clinic, pushed back against the notion that the Mennonites in the area are uneducated about the disease or their decision not to vaccinate.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneducated
ignorant
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Any suggestion that this is some kind of victory for Combs is ignorant.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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In this case, the problem is ethics in the medical profession, as young doctor Andrew Manson (Robert Donat) moves from idealism to disillusionment and back again when faced with ignorant patients who are skeptical of his conclusions, economic hardship, and crooked colleagues.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Uneducated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneducated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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