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
This Court finds that Respondent’s lack of candor on his I-485 was not an oversight by an uninformed, uneducated applicant.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
So their opinions are uninformed.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
According to new research from SoFi, 44% of students and parents feel uninformed about student loans but are probably too afraid to ask questions.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Once the movie slows down, the uninformed are able to ease more readily into the plot of the film.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
So their opinions are uninformed.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
According to new research from SoFi, 44% of students and parents feel uninformed about student loans but are probably too afraid to ask questions.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Once the movie slows down, the uninformed are able to ease more readily into the plot of the film.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uninformed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninformed
Adjective
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The pilot has moments both sweet and funny, and sets up the possibility of romance amongst the characters, as well as further high jinks from a rotating cast of license seekers and citizens ignorant of the requirements for a Real ID.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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At the time, central Appalachia was widely depicted in the popular press as a backward, ignorant region whose mountainous terrain kept its people isolated, outside the flow of progress – a stereotype still common today.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His fellow students were largely unaware of his baseball stardom.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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Most of our friends were unaware of what was happening.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This is not to say that Woody was oblivious to my problems.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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In terms of emotions, these Red Sox — and a goodly number of their fans — are just doing their thing, seemingly oblivious of the Yankees.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Uninformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninformed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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