1
as in unfamiliarity
the state of being unaware or uninformed
ignorance of the law is no excuse
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2
as in illiteracy
the state of being unlearned
with such vast sums spent on education, the level of ignorance among graduating seniors is a national disgrace
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Recent Examples of ignorance
Knowledge-wise, science may be advancing, but, politically, its powers of persuasion are in retreat, in a moment defined, in many ways, by ignorance and narrow-minded grievance.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
The best romance fiction has the ability to fundamentally change the genre at its core, offering happy endings where only ignorance has existed.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This question stirred her up in a way Wes Ganega’s ignorance could not.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
But the bigger problem is ignorance.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ignorance
Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
The best romance fiction has the ability to fundamentally change the genre at its core, offering happy endings where only ignorance has existed.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This question stirred her up in a way Wes Ganega’s ignorance could not.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
But the bigger problem is ignorance.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ignorance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorance
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But two weeks before, McMahon exposed her unfamiliarity with the technology after calling it A1, as in the steak sauce, while speaking on a panel about education innovation.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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Intersectionality proposes that societal problems such as crime and illiteracy correct themselves if opportunities and environments are evened out via public policy.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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But digital illiteracy still constrains African banks’ ability to serve their customers, according to nearly 8 in 10 respondents, made up of 203 senior banking executives from 40 African countries.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The claims led to Rocky’s arrest and widespread headlines, but the rapper maintained his innocence.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Patterson, who maintained her innocence throughout the trial and said the poisonings were accidental, has 28 days to appeal her sentence.—
Alasdair Pal,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Heck, maybe its sheer stupidity.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Trying to move in earlier to accommodate a pittance of an audience is mind boggling stupidity.—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, Weinberger added, the greatest treatment obstacle is patients not taking their medications — sometimes due to anosognosia, the unawareness of being ill, which affects 50% to 98% of people with schizophrenia.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Be Okay With Not Being Okay Since toxic positivity is mainly rooted in unawareness of being toxically positive or a desire to reduce anxiety or discomfort, Shabazz stresses the importance of learning how to cope with feelings of discomfort in order to eventually feel optimistic but not toxic.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Compare that to punk rock, which used dumbness as a tactic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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The character’s cluelessness about love is its own kind of heartache.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Not so much by her response as by my own foolishness.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The foolishness of the governor’s gibe was underscored by the progressive, staunchly anti-Trump Democratic mayor of San Jose.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorance. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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