as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
a literary reference that could not be grasped by an uneducated person
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Recent Examples of uneducated
These consequences will not be limited to the poor, the uneducated or minority groups.
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Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Then, the people who are uneducated and his kind of Spinozan idea that the uneducated are closer to animals and God, really, because they’re not spoiled by knowledge.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Suddenly, your oldest is helping the youngest, or your toddler is excitedly explaining Santa to his woefully uneducated baby sister.
—Elizabeth Broadbent, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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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Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Then, the people who are uneducated and his kind of Spinozan idea that the uneducated are closer to animals and God, really, because they’re not spoiled by knowledge.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Suddenly, your oldest is helping the youngest, or your toddler is excitedly explaining Santa to his woefully uneducated baby sister.
—Elizabeth Broadbent, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneducated
ignorant
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In fact, the term itself was an epithet throughout the founding era, a way to describe ignorant and easily deceived popular majorities, perpetually vulnerable to demagogues.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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International students are close to entirely ignorant of Canadian history and politics.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Uneducated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneducated. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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