uninitiated

Definition of uninitiatednext

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Recent Examples of uninitiated The museum also hosts quarterly open houses for locals looking to learn more about their hometown history and uninitiated out-of-towners intrigued by roadside mythos of the South’s most iconic diner. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 Take its internal golf academy, which now provides group lessons and open days for the curious yet uninitiated. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 16 May 2026 The hungry yet uninitiated may enter the new 1986 Steak House, glance around and wonder whose likeness that is on the wall. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 For those uninitiated, the McRib is sort of a big deal. Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uninitiated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninitiated
Adjective
  • When Obama met Trump for a ritual pre-Inauguration visit to the Oval Office, he was struck by how unschooled and incurious the President-elect was.
    Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Mata was also concerned about how the data failed to display how INA staff works with the lowest English proficiency students in the district — specifically those who are unschooled, and oftentimes refugees who have just entered the country.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • No untutored voice, nor even sound of rushing car disturbed the seemingly sacred stillness of the hour.
    Erin Alberty, Axios, 14 Apr. 2025
  • His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The earliest historians of midwifery argued that this was a progressive story of the triumph of expertise and science and reason over the superstitions and backward practices of untrained female midwives.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
  • Beyond that, though, the Americans cannot afford to start with a thud, not with so many untrained eyes finally paying attention.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • But for most of the world, and particularly for countries and companies caught unprepared, the impact on GDP is clearly downward.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • The Financial Cost Of Poor Health Planning A family can spend years optimizing a tax strategy that saves tens of thousands of dollars while simultaneously remaining unprepared for a health event that costs hundreds of thousands.
    John Samuels, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • Over the same period, entry-level head count at the high-intensity firms rose 12%, contradicting predictions and fears that young or inexperienced workers would be most at risk of losing their jobs to AI.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Immer and Lois work with land stewards to find projects that make sense for eager but often inexperienced volunteers.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • Still, with this inspirational true story, the streamer stands to reach a much wider public than Perry’s typical audience, reminding how much of American history remains untaught and largely untold.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Until recent years, the story of how this period affected California’s Indigenous peoples had largely gone untaught or underrecognized.
    Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
Adjective
  • According to Grant, factors like operational downtime, the productivity drag of unskilled workers and post-incident audits and reporting requirements can run four to eight times higher than the direct costs.
    Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Road accidents kill thousands in Bangladesh every year, due to a combination of poor road conditions, unskilled driving and inadequate oversight of traffic rules.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Adjective
  • The award is handed out to the most outstanding amateur baseball player in the nation.
    Hunter DeLauder, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • Now in its eighteenth year, the international competition celebrates the skill and imagination of amateur and professional astrophotographers from across the world.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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“Uninitiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninitiated. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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