Synonyms of uneducated

uneducated

adjective

ˌən-ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd 

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books

a literary reference that could not be grasped by an uneducated person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignorant
• inexperienced
• illiterate
• dark
• untutored
• unschooled
• untaught
• benighted
• unlearned
• unlettered
• simple
• uninstructed
• nonliterate
• innocent
• rude
• naive
• unread
• uncultured
• foolish
• unsophisticated
• stupid
• analphabetic
• dumb
• unknowledgeable
• unskilled
• idiotic
• semiliterate
• artless
• uncultivated
• untrained
• functionally illiterate
• imbecile
• innumerate
• callow
• moronic
• green
• lowbrow
• witless
• brainless
• silly
• philistine
• senseless
• raw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• educated
• literate
• knowledgeable
• intelligent
• brilliant
• smart
• expert
• experienced
• trained
• lettered
• well-informed
• intellectual
• schooled
• well-read
• erudite
• learned
• scholarly
• cultured
• aware
• sophisticated
• familiar
• cultivated
• acquainted
• highbrow
• polymath
• polyhistoric

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uneducated

The people who looked Indigenous were the uneducated characters, the cartoon characters. —Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025

This Court finds that Respondent’s lack of candor on his I-485 was not an oversight by an uninformed, uneducated applicant. —Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025

As Plato once described, Socrates taught an uneducated boy how to double the area of a square. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025

These consequences will not be limited to the poor, the uneducated or minority groups. —Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025