Thesaurus results for UNLEARNED

Q: How is the word 'unlearned' distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of unlearned are ignorant , illiterate , unlettered , and untutored . While all these words mean "not having knowledge," unlearned suggests ignorance of advanced subjects. // poetry not for academics but for the unlearned masses

Q: When is it sensible to use 'ignorant' instead of 'unlearned'?

The synonyms ignorant and unlearned are sometimes interchangeable, but ignorant may imply a general condition or it may apply to lack of knowledge or awareness of a particular thing. // an ignorant fool // ignorant of nuclear physics

Q: When would 'illiterate' be a good substitute for 'unlearned'?

Although the words illiterate and unlearned have much in common, illiterate applies to either an absolute or a relative inability to read and write. // much of the population is still illiterate

Q: When could 'unlettered' be used to replace 'unlearned'?

While the synonyms unlettered and unlearned are close in meaning, unlettered implies ignorance of the knowledge gained by reading. // an allusion meaningless to the unlettered

Q: When can 'untutored' be used instead of 'unlearned'?

The words untutored and unlearned can be used in similar contexts, but untutored may imply lack of schooling in the arts and ways of civilization. // strange monuments built by an untutored people

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adjective

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as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books although the people of the farming community were largely an unlearned lot, they wanted an advanced education for their children

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unlearned

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verb

past tense of unlearn

as in forgot

to be unable to recall or think of let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year

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How is the word unlearned distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of unlearned are ignorant, illiterate, unlettered, and untutored. While all these words mean "not having knowledge," unlearned suggests ignorance of advanced subjects.

poetry not for academics but for the unlearned masses

When is it sensible to use ignorant instead of unlearned?

The synonyms ignorant and unlearned are sometimes interchangeable, but ignorant may imply a general condition or it may apply to lack of knowledge or awareness of a particular thing.

an ignorant fool

ignorant of nuclear physics

When would illiterate be a good substitute for unlearned?

Although the words illiterate and unlearned have much in common, illiterate applies to either an absolute or a relative inability to read and write.

much of the population is still illiterate

When could unlettered be used to replace unlearned?

While the synonyms unlettered and unlearned are close in meaning, unlettered implies ignorance of the knowledge gained by reading.

an allusion meaningless to the unlettered

When can untutored be used instead of unlearned?

The words untutored and unlearned can be used in similar contexts, but untutored may imply lack of schooling in the arts and ways of civilization.

strange monuments built by an untutored people