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plural of illiterate
Synonyms & Antonyms of illiterates
as in ignoramuses, know-nothings
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for illiterates
- ignoramuses
- (also ignorami),
- know-nothings,
- lowbrows
- blockheads,
- dodoes
- (or dodos),
- dolts,
- dopes,
- dumbbells,
- dummies,
- dunces,
- fatheads,
- goons,
- half-wits,
- hammerheads,
- idiots,
- imbeciles,
- knuckleheads,
- morons,
- nitwits,
- numskulls
- (or numbskulls),
- pinheads
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for illiterates
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“Illiterates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illiterates. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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