as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
an unschooled but nevertheless intelligent woman who desperately wanted to learn how to read
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Recent Examples of unschooled
Now, instead of a master weaver being required to make cloth, an unschooled child could work a loom.
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Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2024
Los Angeles officials have spoken openly about attempts to find unschooled students and help remove obstacles that are preventing them from coming to school.
—Sharon Lurye, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
To an unschooled observer, the piano appears to be in good shape, its brown, hardwood body scuffed a bit here and there, and in need of a good sanding and refinishing.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Nov. 2022
Currently, about a third of India's working-age population has no education at all; 20 years from now, a sixth of the country's work force may still be totally unschooled.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
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Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2024
Los Angeles officials have spoken openly about attempts to find unschooled students and help remove obstacles that are preventing them from coming to school.
—Sharon Lurye, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
To an unschooled observer, the piano appears to be in good shape, its brown, hardwood body scuffed a bit here and there, and in need of a good sanding and refinishing.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Nov. 2022
Currently, about a third of India's working-age population has no education at all; 20 years from now, a sixth of the country's work force may still be totally unschooled.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unschooled
ignorant
Adjective
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Any suggestion that this is some kind of victory for Combs is ignorant.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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In this case, the problem is ethics in the medical profession, as young doctor Andrew Manson (Robert Donat) moves from idealism to disillusionment and back again when faced with ignorant patients who are skeptical of his conclusions, economic hardship, and crooked colleagues.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Unschooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unschooled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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