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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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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Recent Examples of unlearned
Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
Although the 1973 commission’s report ran to 2,200 pages, some big lessons from 1973 may have gone unlearned—lessons that Israel needed to understand then and still does now.
—Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
Although the 1973 commission’s report ran to 2,200 pages, some big lessons from 1973 may have gone unlearned—lessons that Israel needed to understand then and still do now.
—Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
Observers are left similarly unlearned about how the case might be decided.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
Still, there are lessons that remain unlearned.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 24 Feb. 2022
The racial disparities have left public health experts and activists frustrated that lessons from the Covid-19 response remain unlearned.
—Liam Stack, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Cannes, Loznitsa explained why the unlearned lessons of the past always come back to haunt us.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
And, today, the Biden Administration is learning that lessons from the 2014 Red Hill fuel leak went unlearned.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
Adjective
Those afflicted with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often behave in a manner which the unlearned (or uncaring) will immediately label as criminal.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
Although the 1973 commission’s report ran to 2,200 pages, some big lessons from 1973 may have gone unlearned—lessons that Israel needed to understand then and still does now.
—Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
Although the 1973 commission’s report ran to 2,200 pages, some big lessons from 1973 may have gone unlearned—lessons that Israel needed to understand then and still do now.
—Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
Observers are left similarly unlearned about how the case might be decided.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
Still, there are lessons that remain unlearned.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 24 Feb. 2022
The racial disparities have left public health experts and activists frustrated that lessons from the Covid-19 response remain unlearned.
—Liam Stack, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Cannes, Loznitsa explained why the unlearned lessons of the past always come back to haunt us.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
And, today, the Biden Administration is learning that lessons from the 2014 Red Hill fuel leak went unlearned.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlearned
Adjective
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The former Fox host Tucker Carlson, who opposed such an operation, sparred with two boosters: the current Fox host Mark Levin, and the Republican senator Ted Cruz, whom Carlson revealed to be ignorant of basic facts about Iran in a clip that went viral.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Maybe LLMs get us 80% of the way there without any oversight, but skipping the context and being completely ignorant of what the machine is doing is typically not a good idea, partly for the reasons that the panelists laid out.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Then, someone forgot the rings.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the stage is dominated by columns with a terra cotta effect, but little else; the world Othello and Iago inhabits seems less drained of color than awaiting it, as if Leon forgot to put it there in the first place.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Blue Jays lost the game by 1 run (in extras).—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Huskies also lost a trio of transfers after 2021-22 — Piath Gabriel (UMass), Mir McLean (Virginia, Maryland) and Saylor Poffenbarger (Arkansas, Maryland) — who all averaged less than five minutes of playing time in their UConn careers.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Unlearned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlearned. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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