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Synonyms & Antonyms of ignorance
1
the state of being unaware or uninformed
- ignorance of the law is no excuse
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- callowness,
- greenness,
- inexperience,
- naïveté
- (also naivete or naiveté),
- rawness,
- simpleness,
- unsophistication
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2
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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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorance. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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