Thesaurus
To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Synonyms & Antonyms of ignorance
1
the state of being unaware or uninformed
- ignorance of the law is no excuse
Synonyms for ignorance
Words Related to ignorance
- callowness,
- greenness,
- inexperience,
- naïveté
- (also naivete or naiveté),
- rawness,
- simpleness,
- unsophistication
Near Antonyms for ignorance
Antonyms for ignorance
2
the state of being unlearned
- with such vast sums spent on education, the level of ignorance among graduating seniors is a national disgrace
Synonyms for ignorance
Words Related to ignorance
Near Antonyms for ignorance
Antonyms for ignorance
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on ignorance
What made you want to look up ignorance? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
A More Exception(al) Quiz
- Which of the following words is not a synonym for ‘a young person’?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Share ignorance
Time Traveler for ignorance
The first known use of ignorance was in the 13th century
See more words from the same century