Synonyms for illiterate
ɪˈlɪt ər ɪtil·lit·er·ate

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1. illiterateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unlettered, ignorant

   Antonyms:
   literate

2. illiterateadjective

   Unable to read and write.

   Synonyms:
   unlettered, ignorant

   Antonyms:
   literate

3. illiterateadjective

   Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.

   Synonyms:
   unlettered, ignorant

   Antonyms:
   literate

4. illiterateadjective

   Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.

   Synonyms:
   ignorant, unlettered

   Antonyms:
   literate

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. illiterate, illiterate person, nonreaderadjective

   a person unable to read

   Synonyms:
   nonreader, illiterate person

   Antonyms:
   literate, literary, educated, belletristic

2. illiterateadjective

   not able to read or write

   Synonyms:
   ignorant

   Antonyms:
   belletristic, educated, literate, literary

3. 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, unknowing, ignorant, unwitting

   Antonyms:
   literary, educated, literate, belletristic

4. illiterateadjective

   lacking culture, especially in language and literature

   Synonyms:
   ignorant

   Antonyms:
   belletristic, educated, literate, literary

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1. illiterateadjective

   Synonyms:
   uninstructed (in books), unlettered, unlearned, untaught, ignorant

2. illiterateadjective

   Synonyms:
   moroseness, sullenness, ill-temper, bad temper

3. illiterateadjective

   Synonyms:
   morose, sullen, sulky, cross, churlish, crabbed, sour, perverse, wayward, crusty, petulant, cross-grained, ill-tempered

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1. List of paraphrases for "illiterate":

   non-literate, illiteracy

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How to use illiterate in a sentence?

1. Jagat Basnet:

   These are poor, illiterate people who have been ruled by land owners for generations, they have been tilling the land for generations, yet they have no security, no status, no recognition. It is a moral, ethical and humanitarian issue.

2. Alvin Toffler:

   The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn.

3. Farhat Abbas:

   I want to become a teacher like him and do the same, had I not met him, I would have remained illiterate.

4. Proverb:

   An illiterate king is a crowned ass.

5. Raffaele Petralla:

   Maybe there's no way to escape, i think most of them are not educated, they are illiterate people, and they don't know how they can escape from this situation.