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| Main Entry: | ignorant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unaware, unknowing |
| Synonyms: | dense, green*, illiterate, in the dark, inexperienced, innocent, insensible, mindless, moronic, naive, oblivious, obtuse, shallow, thick, unconscious, uncultivated, uncultured, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed, uninitiated, unlearned, unmindful, unschooled, unsuspecting, untaught, untrained, unwitting, witless, apprenticed, benighted, birdbrained, blind to, cretinous, imbecilic, misinformed, nescient, unconversant, unintellectual, unknowledgeable, unlettered, unread |
| Notes: | stupid refers to lack of ability while ignorant refers to lack of knowledge |
| Antonyms: | aware, competent, educated, intelligent, knowledgeable, literate, talented, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | barbarous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude, savage |
| Synonyms: | atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, brutal, coarse, cruel, ferocious, heartless, ignorant, inhuman, monstrous, primitive, rough, rude, ruthless, sadistic, truculent, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured, unsophisticated, vicious, vulgar, wicked, wild, brutish, inhumane, wolfish |
| Antonyms: | civilized, cultured, educated, kind, nice, polite, refined, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | empty-headed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flighty, scatterbrained |
| Synonyms: | brainless, dizzy, featherbrained, frivolous, giddy, harebrained, ignorant, illiterate, inane, silly, skittish, stupid, uneducated, unschooled, untaught, vacant, vacuous, know-nothing |
| Antonyms: | cognizant, intelligent, sensible, slick, smart |
| Main Entry: | fallible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able or prone to err |
| Synonyms: | careless, deceptive, errant, erring, faulty, frail, heedless, human, ignorant, imperfect, liable, mortal, questionable, uncertain, unreliable, untrustworthy, weak, errable, in question |
| Antonyms: | certain, correct, definite, infallible, perfect, reliable, strong, sure, unerring |
| Main Entry: | gauche |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tactless, unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | awkward, clumsy, crude, graceless, green, halting, heavy-handed, ignorant, ill-mannered, inelegant, inept, insensitive, lacking, maladroit, oafish, uncouth, uncultured, unhappy, unpolished, wooden*, bumbling, ham-handed, ill-bred |
| Antonyms: | elegant, graceful, mannerly, polished, refined, sophisticated, tactful, tasteful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | half-baked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid; not thought through |
| Synonyms: | backward, batty*, brainless, crazy, dumb, foolish, harebrained*, idiotic, ignorant, impractical, indiscreet, moronic, retarded, senseless, short-sighted, silly, slow, sophomoric, underdeveloped, unformed, witless, birdbrained, blockheaded, boneheaded, feeble-minded, ill-conceived, imbecilic, poorly planned |
| Antonyms: | intelligent, smart, thoughtful, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | illiterate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to read well; lacking education |
| Synonyms: | ignorant, uneducated, unenlightened, ungrammatical, unlearned, unschooled, untaught, benighted, catachrestic, inerudite, solecistic, uninstructed, unlettered, unread, untutored |
| Antonyms: | able, educated, learned, literate, taught |
| Main Entry: | inexperienced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unskilled, unfamiliar |
| Synonyms: | amateur, callow, fresh, green*, ignorant, immature, inept, inexpert, innocent, kid*, naive, new, raw*, rookie, rude, sophomoric, tenderfoot*, unaccustomed, unacquainted, undisciplined, unschooled, unseasoned, unsophisticated, untrained, untried, unused, unversed, unworldly, verdant, young, prentice, spring chicken, unconversant, unfamiliar with, unfledged, unpracticed, wet behind ears |
| Antonyms: | educated, experienced, expert, familiar, seasoned, skilled, trained, versed, schooled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lowbrowed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncultivated, vulgar |
| Synonyms: | ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, unlearned, unrefined, unschooled, unsophisticated, untaught, unlettered, unread, untutored |
| Main Entry: | naive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | childlike, trusting |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, artless, callow, candid, countrified, credulous, forthright, frank, fresh, green*, guileless, gullible, harmless, ignorant, impulsive, ingenuous, innocent, innocuous, instinctive, jejune, natural, open, original, patsy*, plain, simple, sincere, spontaneous, square, sucker, unaffected, unpretentious, unschooled, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, untaught, unworldly, virgin, confiding, lamb, like a babe in the woods, simple-minded, unjaded, unsuspicious, wide-eyed |
| Antonyms: | experienced, leery, skeptical, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oafish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clumsy, stupid |
| Synonyms: | bungling, dumb, gawky, graceless, half-witted*, heavy-handed, idiotic, ignorant, inelegant, inept, lumbering, lumpish, moronic, simple, simpleminded, slow, uncoordinated, ungainly, unintelligent, all thumbs, blundering, blunderous, bumbling, butterfingered*, gawkish, klutzy, lubberly, stumbling, undexterous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | silly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absurd, giddy, foolish |
| Synonyms: | asinine, balmy, brainless, childish, crazy, dizzy*, empty, empty-headed*, fatuous, featherbrained*, flighty, foolhardy, frivolous, harebrained*, idiotic, ignorant, illogical, immature, imprudent, inane, inappropriate, inconsistent, irrational, irresponsible, ludicrous, meaningless, nonsensical, pointless, preposterous, puerile, ridiculous, senseless, simple, simpleminded, stupid, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise, vacuous, witless, dippy, muddle-headed, nitwitted, sheepheaded |
| Antonyms: | mature, mundane, practical, sensible, serious, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | simpleminded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | brainless, childlike, crude, dumb, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, slow, stupid, uncomplicated, unschooled, unstudied, unworldly, clueless, feeble-minded, untutored |
| Main Entry: | superficial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without depth, detail |
| Synonyms: | apparent, casual, cosmetic, cursory, desultory, empty, evident, exterior, external, flash, flimsy, frivolous, general, glib, half-baked*, hasty, hurried, ignorant, inattentive, lightweight, ostensible, outward, partial, passing, perfunctory, peripheral, seeming, shallow, shoal, silly, sketchy, skin-deep*, slapdash*, slight, summary, surface, trivial, uncritical, depthless, nodding, on the surface, one-dimensional, quick-fix, smattery, tip of the iceberg, warped |
| Antonyms: | analytical, careful, deep, detailed, genuine, thorough |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unadvised |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not smart; careless |
| Synonyms: | brash, hasty, heedless, ignorant, ill-advised, imprudent, in the dark, inadvisable, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, injudicious, rash, reckless, thoughtless, unaware, uninformed, unknowing, unsuspecting, unwary, unwise, hot-headed, unconsidered, unwarned |
| Antonyms: | advised, wise |
| Main Entry: | uneducated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lacking knowledge |
| Synonyms: | empty-headed, ignoramus, ignorant, illiterate, uncultivated, uncultured, unlearned, unrefined, unschooled, untaught, benighted, inerudite, know-nothing, lowbrow, uninstructed, unlettered, unread, untutored |
| Antonyms: | educated, intelligent, learned, lettered, taught |
| Main Entry: | uninformed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unaware |
| Synonyms: | blind, daydreaming, deaf, ignorant, in the dark, inattentive, negligent, oblivious, unconscious, uneducated, unenlightened, unknowing, unschooled, caught napping, not informed, not told, out of it, out to lunch, unbriefed, uninstructed |
| Main Entry: | unknowing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unaware |
| Synonyms: | blank, blind, daydreaming, deaf, ignorant, in the dark, inattentive, negligent, oblivious, unconscious, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed, unschooled, caught napping, not informed, not knowing, not told, out of it, out to lunch, unbriefed, uninstructed |
| Main Entry: | unprofessional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not done well or skillfully |
| Synonyms: | amateur, amateurish, ignorant, improper, inadequate, incompetent, inefficient, inexperienced, inexpert, lax, negligent, unethical, unsuitable, untrained, unworthy, nonexpert, unfitting |
| Antonyms: | experienced, expert, professional, skilled |
| Main Entry: | unwary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thoughtless, heedless |
| Synonyms: | brash, careless, credulous, hasty, ignorant, ill-advised, impetuous, imprudent, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, negligent, rash, reckless, unadvised, unguarded, unprepared, unsuspecting, unalert, uncircumspect, unsuspicious, unvigilant, unwatchful |
| Antonyms: | cautious, mindful, thoughtful, wary, heeding |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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