uninformed - 11 thesaurus results
| 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: | 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: | oblivious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unaware, ignorant |
| Synonyms: | absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, blind*, careless, deaf*, distracted, dreamy, forgetful, gone, heedless, inattentive, incognizant, insensible, neglectful, negligent, preoccupied, regardless, unacquainted, unconcerned, unconscious, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unmindful, unobservant, unwitting, zonked*, amnesic, blundering, disregardful, forgetting, inconversant, not all there, out to lunch, overlooking, spacey, strung out, undiscerning, uninstructed, unnoticing, unrecognizing |
| Antonyms: | aware, concerned, conscious, mindful, sensitive, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | provincial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | countrified; limited |
| Synonyms: | bigoted, bucolic, country, homegrown, homespun, insular, local, narrow, narrow-minded, parochial, pastoral, petty, rude, rural, rustic, sectarian, small-minded, uninformed, unpolished, unsophisticated, hidebound, inward-looking, small-town |
| Antonyms: | liberal, metropolitan, modern, citified |
| 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: | unaware |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ignorant |
| Synonyms: | blind, careless, daydreaming, deaf, forgetful, heedless, inattentive, incognizant, insensible, negligent, oblivious, out cold*, unacquainted, unconcerned, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unmindful, unsuspecting, unwitting, caught napping, deaf to, doped, in a daze, inconversant, mooning, nescient, not all there, not cognizant, out of it, out to lunch, spacey, uninstructed |
| Antonyms: | aware, cognizant, informed, knowing, suspicious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uncritical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, unfussy |
| Synonyms: | careless, cursory, imprudent, inaccurate, indiscriminate, offhand, perfunctory, shallow, slipshod, superficial, uninformed, unthinking, easily pleased, imperceptive, imprecise, undiscerning, undiscriminating, unexacting, unperceptive, unselective |
| Antonyms: | critical, discriminating, formal, fussy, important |
| 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: | unwitting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without fully realizing |
| Synonyms: | accidental, aimless, chance, comatose, forgetful, haphazard, ignorant, inadvertent, incognizant, innocent, involuntary, numb, oblivious, senseless, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, unfamiliar, uninformed, unintentional, unknowing, unmindful, unplanned, unsuspecting, unthinking, inconversant, undesigned, uninstructed, unintended, unmeant |
| Antonyms: | conscious, intentional, realizing, witting |
| Main Entry: | unaccustomed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not prepared, ready; new |
| Synonyms: | ignorant, incompetent, inexperienced, novice, unacquainted, uninformed, unseasoned, unskilled, untaught, untrained, newcome, not given to, not used to, too green, unfamiliar with, uninstructed, unpracticed, unused to, unversed in |
| Antonyms: | accustomed, prepared, ready |
| Main Entry: | unfamiliar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inexperienced; not knowing about |
| Synonyms: | ignorant, incognizant, oblivious, unaccustomed, unacquainted, unaware, uninformed, uninitiated, unknowing, unknown, unskilled, unversed, unwitting, inconversant, not associated, not versed in, out of contact, unconversant, uninstructed, unpracticed |
| Antonyms: | experienced, familiar, knowing, versed |
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