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

Even women of color with a college education have a higher chance of dying in childbirth than an uneducated white woman, and that is shocking. —Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 Aug. 2025

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

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