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nonliterate

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Synonyms & Antonyms of nonliterate

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books

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Synonyms for nonliterate

analphabetic,
benighted,
dark,
ignorant,
illiterate,
rude,
simple,
uneducated,
uninstructed,
unlearned,
unlettered,
unread,
unschooled,
untaught,
untutored

Words Related to nonliterate

functionally illiterate,
innumerate,
semiliterate,
unknowledgeable

artless,
lowbrow,
philistine,
uncultivated,
uncultured

callow,
green,
inexperienced,
innocent,
naive
(or naïve)

unsophisticated

raw,
unskilled,
untrained

brainless,
dumb,
idiotic
(also idiotical),
imbecile
(or imbecilic),
moronic,
stupid,
witless

foolish,
senseless,
silly

Near Antonyms for nonliterate

brilliant,
intelligent,
smart

experienced,
expert,
trained

erudite,
learned,
polyhistoric,
polymath
(or polymathic),
scholarly

cultivated,
cultured,
highbrow,
intellectual

sophisticated

acquainted,
aware,
familiar

Antonyms for nonliterate

educated,
knowledgeable,
lettered,
literate,
schooled,
well-informed,
well-read

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nonliterate

nonliving

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“Nonliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonliterate. Accessed 6 Oct. 2022.

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