Synonyms for ignorant
ˈɪg nər əntig·no·rant

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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.

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

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

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1. ignorant

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

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

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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"

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

   Antonyms:
   informed, educated

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   educated, informed

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   educated, informed

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1. ignorantadjective

   Synonyms:
   unlearned, uninstructed, uninformed, uneducated, untaught, unenlightened, blind, illiterate, unlettered, dark

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1. ignorantadjective

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

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "ignorant":

   ignorance, unaware, ignoramus, benighted, uninformed

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1. Lara Smith:

   The idea that Black people haven't and don't own firearms is both ignorant and racist.

2. Epictetus:

   Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

3. Peter McWilliams:

   Crises bring out the best in people—and the worst. They also bring out the best people—and the worst. What can one say about ignorant, arrogant, politically active people who say things like, AIDS is God's curse upon homosexuals? I can remember the words of Jesus: Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do, but then I remember Jesus said that moments after he was nailed to the cross.

4. Aeschylus:

   I would far rather be ignorant than wise in the foreboding of evil.

5. King Herod:

   In lieu of defeating Israel on the battlefield, the Jihad has initiated a war of delegitimization intended on erasing international support for Israel, in essence it’s a massive smear campaign in which Israel’s ancient history in this land is systematically erased and replaced with an invented Palestinian narrative. The main target of this campaign are young westerners who are simply too ignorant to fight back with facts.