as in ignorant
not informed about or aware of something
the mayor is clearly uninformed when it comes to the state of the city's schools
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Recent Examples of uninformed
As the story goes, biased or uninformed teachers call a child protection hotline, and out-of-touch caseworkers deem the parents neglectful and remove their children.
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Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
In business, losing leaders are those who fail to adapt to market changes, ignore customer feedback or make uninformed decisions.
—Dr. Sharon H. Porter, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
These concerns were detailed in a letter from Becker to the Board of County Commissioners, and her uninformed views were quickly picked up by other high-profile local politicians, including the entire District 5 Carroll County Delegation to the Maryland State Assembly.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
Your core argument in the essay is weak, poorly supported, and comes across as uninformed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
In business, losing leaders are those who fail to adapt to market changes, ignore customer feedback or make uninformed decisions.
—Dr. Sharon H. Porter, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
These concerns were detailed in a letter from Becker to the Board of County Commissioners, and her uninformed views were quickly picked up by other high-profile local politicians, including the entire District 5 Carroll County Delegation to the Maryland State Assembly.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
Your core argument in the essay is weak, poorly supported, and comes across as uninformed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninformed
Adjective
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Problematic to be sure, but also a very in-character move for an ignorant buffoon.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
6 May 2025
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But here's a reminder for us: casual cruelty, performed by ignorant fascists.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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For those who are unaware of the phenomenon, here's the lowdown: Every Friday, the SCSD posts its digital version of a tool that's been used by law enforcement since the dawn of time.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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All three have spent years rallying and organizing parents around their and their child’s rights within the district and say some parents are unaware of what accommodations the district is supposed to make for their child or that budget cuts are even happening.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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But these characters — oblivious hipsters with limited prospects and even more limited resources — couldn’t be more different from Allen’s affluent and accomplished Upper West Siders.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
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Miraculously, those same analysts are oblivious to cost of diverting dozens of cases from federal courts into our state court system and creating juicy financial incentives for lawsuits to multiply.—
Mark Hillman,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Uninformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninformed. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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