1. (adj)illiterate, illiterate person, nonreader a person unable to read Synonyms: illiterate, nonreader, illiterate person Antonyms: literate, literary, educated, belletristic
4. (adj)illiterate lacking culture, especially in language and literature Synonyms: ignorant Antonyms: belletristic, educated, literate, literary
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'illiterate'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. illiterate 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 Synonyms: ignorant, ill-informed, unenlightened, unlearned, untaught, illiterate, uninformed, unlettered, untutored, uneducated, uninstructed, unskilled Antonyms: educated, learned, sage, skilled, trained, well-informed, wise, instructed