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Antonyms for ignorant
ˈɪg nər əntig·no·rant

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.8 / 16 votes

  1. ignorant

    Ignorant signifies destitute of education or knowledge, or lacking knowledge or information; it is thus a relative term. The most learned man is still ignorant of many things; persons are spoken of as ignorant who have not the knowledge that has become generally diffused in the world; the ignorant savage may be well instructed in matters of the field and the chase, and is thus more properly untutored than ignorant. Illiterate is without letters and the knowledge that comes through reading. Unlettered is similar in meaning to illiterate, but less absolute; the unlettered man may have acquired the art of reading and writing and some elementary knowledge; the uneducated man has never taken any systematic course of mental training. Ignorance is relative; illiteracy is absolute; we have statistics of illiteracy; no statistics of ignorance are possible.

    Antonyms:
    educated, instructed, learned, sage, skilled, trained, well-informed, wise

    Synonyms:
    ill-informed, illiterate, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed, uninstructed, unlearned, unlettered, unskilled, untaught, untutored

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. ignorant

    Antonyms:
    wise, learned, cultured, cultivated, well-informed

    Synonyms:
    untaught, uneducated, uninformed, unlearned, illiterate, unlettered

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 2 votes

  1. ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unletteredadjective

    uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

    "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"

    Antonyms:
    informed, educated

    Synonyms:
    innate, nescient, unknowledgeable, unlettered, unlearned, illiterate, analphabetic, unbelieving, unknowing, unconditioned, unwitting

  2. ignorant, illiterateadjective

    uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

    "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate"

    Antonyms:
    educated, informed

    Synonyms:
    nescient, unknowledgeable, unlettered, unlearned, illiterate, unknowing, unwitting

  3. ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwittingadjective

    unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

    "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"

    Antonyms:
    educated, informed

    Synonyms:
    unplanned, nescient, unknowledgeable, unlettered, unlearned, illiterate, unknowing, unintentional, unwitting

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ignorantadjective

    Antonyms:
    educated, instructed, schooled, trained, proficient, learned

    Synonyms:
    illiterate, inerudite unenlightened, uninformed, unlearned, untaught, uneducated, unlettered, nescient, quackish, charlatanic

How to use ignorant in a sentence?

  1. Pat Toomey:

    That's so absurd and dishonest for anyone to suggest that it has anything to do with BBB, who knew about BBB, you know, previous weeks when I've been raising this issue for all this time and I'm very clearly on record about this. So someone has to be willfully ignorant of the facts or dishonest.

  2. Mark Twain:

    George Washington as a boy was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth - he could not even lie.

  3. Sebastian Vettel:

    Alexander Albon would be ignorant if Alexander Albon wouldn't look at it. As Lewis mentioned, it's very difficult for us to get acceptance from outside because we don't have the smallest footprint as the races happen around the world, in general, Formula One I feel should do more... we should send a much stronger message. Everybody can do something, contribute a little bit.

  4. Saadi Shirazi:

    The sage who engages in controversy with ignorant people must not expect to be treated with honour; and if a fool should overpower a philosopher by his loquacity it is not to be wondered at, for a common stone will break a jewel.

  5. Stephen Charnock (1628-1680):

    A man may be theologically knowing and spiritually ignorant.

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