1
as in uneducated
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
they may be poor, ignorant farmers, but they are not stupid
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2
as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
he was ignorant of their wedding plans
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Recent Examples of ignorant
Popping up twice in an hour to the bathroom is bad enough, but it was made worse by the possibility that Thurber, ignorant of anything but the unsettling swish of the door, would address some remark to me in my absence.
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John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
Many thanks to Prime Minister Mark Carney and many other Canadian leaders who so willingly stand up to and call out the sheer lunacy coming from the White House, and those in Congress who are nothing more than ignorant enablers of the president.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Try being a better human instead of broadcasting this ignorant s---.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
Consequently, many of those enslaved in Texas remained ignorant of the proclamation’s potential impact on their lives, or of the fact the Civil War had functionally ended two months earlier.
—Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
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John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
Many thanks to Prime Minister Mark Carney and many other Canadian leaders who so willingly stand up to and call out the sheer lunacy coming from the White House, and those in Congress who are nothing more than ignorant enablers of the president.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Try being a better human instead of broadcasting this ignorant s---.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
Consequently, many of those enslaved in Texas remained ignorant of the proclamation’s potential impact on their lives, or of the fact the Civil War had functionally ended two months earlier.
—Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for ignorant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorant
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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.—
Carmen Abd Ali,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Catholic Church openly collaborated with the Ustaše, whose support came largely from young men with rural, blue-collar, uneducated backgrounds.—
Larry Luxner,
Sun Sentinel,
5 May 2025
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Over one-third of American adults are unaware of HPV or the HPV vaccine, according to a new research letter published Thursday in the journal JAMA Oncology.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Overall, one in three adults nationally are unaware of the connection between HPV and cancer, reveals a study from the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center in South Carolina.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Sydney Sweeney’s new dark crime comedy Americana is new in theaters this weekend.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Flames and dark smoke billowed over a cement factory that was set alight by a wildfire that swept through olive groves and forests and disrupted rail traffic on the outskirts of the Greek city of Patras, west of Athens.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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She’s been in the news a lot for tone-deaf or oblivious comments.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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Note that the chart’s focus is exclusively on the trade in goods, oblivious to the global trade in services.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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This was particularly important given that much of their peasant audience was illiterate, Palmer explains.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Aug. 2025
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My mother lived as a refugee, as an illiterate nail tech.—
Ocean Vuong
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Americans think of Argentina as a benighted third-world nation.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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Trump has talked up the idea of moving the Palestinians out of Gaza, even suggesting transforming one of the most benighted places on earth into some kind of coastal resort.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
3 Aug. 2025
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No untutored voice, nor even sound of rushing car disturbed the seemingly sacred stillness of the hour.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
14 Apr. 2025
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His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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The recycled leather lanyard adds to its convenience and simple, timeless style.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Aug. 2025
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But it was intended to be a simple, three-course meal, the documents showed.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Ignorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorant. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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