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unread

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Synonyms & Antonyms of unread

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books

an officer who seemed to be completely unread in military theory

Synonyms for unread

analphabetic,
benighted,
dark,
ignorant,
illiterate,
nonliterate,
rude,
simple,
uneducated,
uninstructed,
unlearned,
unlettered,
unschooled,
untaught,
untutored

Words Related to unread

functionally illiterate,
innumerate,
semiliterate,
unknowledgeable

artless,
lowbrow,
philistine,
uncultivated,
uncultured

callow,
green,
inexperienced,
innocent,
naive
(or naïve)

unsophisticated

raw,
unskilled,
untrained

brainless,
dumb,
idiotic
(also idiotical),
imbecile
(or imbecilic),
moronic,
stupid,
witless

foolish,
senseless,
silly

Near Antonyms for unread

brilliant,
intelligent,
smart

experienced,
expert,
trained

erudite,
learned,
polyhistoric,
polymath
(or polymathic),
scholarly

cultivated,
cultured,
highbrow,
intellectual

sophisticated

acquainted,
aware,
familiar

Antonyms for unread

educated,
knowledgeable,
lettered,
literate,
schooled,
well-informed,
well-read

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unreachable

unread

unreadable

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“Unread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unread. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of unread was in the 15th century

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