uneducated
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Synonyms & Antonyms for uneducated
Synonyms
analphabetic, benighted, dark, ignorant, illiterate, nonliterate, rude, simple, uninstructed, unlearned, unlettered, unread, unschooled, untaught, untutored
Antonyms
educated, knowledgeable, lettered, literate, schooled, well-informed, well-read
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By contrast, Davenport (1927â2005) hailed from Anderson, S.C., as part of a poor, relatively uneducated working-class family. — Michael Dirda, National Review, "The Exhilarating Letters of Guy Davenport and Hugh Kenner," 25 July 2019 Non-voters are relatively uneducated, young and non-white. — The Economist, "If everyone had voted, Hillary Clinton would probably be president," 5 July 2019 Today, hundreds of Afghan women, mostly poor and uneducated, are serving sentences for crimes such as prostitution or drug smuggling, but rarely for acts of serious violence. — Washington Post, "In male-dominated Afghanistan, justice for women is complicated," 24 June 2019 People associated bachata with the poor and uneducated, and the music was informally banned from national broadcasting. — Annika Hom, BostonGlobe.com, "A Dominican Republic primer," 19 June 2019 Plenty of people are still uneducated about the health hazards that can come from tanning or going outside without proper sun protection (see: someone who's had 86 skin cancer removal surgeries). — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, "How to Protect Your Skin From the Sun Like a Dermatologist This Summer," 12 June 2019 Then, in an instant, Arturoâs idyll ends: Wilhelm brings home from the mainland a new wife, an uneducated, simple girl who, at age 16, is not much older than Arturo. — Lily Tuck, WSJ, "âArturoâs Islandâ Review: Childhoodâs End," 22 Feb. 2019 Others argue that forcing apathetic or uneducated citizens to vote steers the nationâs political destiny toward populism. — Tacey Rychter, The Seattle Times, "Australia tells America: Hereâs how to fix your voting system," 22 Oct. 2018 People with this archaic outlook are either misinformed, uneducated, or bigoted. — Vogue, "Teddy Quinlivan: Why Iâm Standing Up Against Trumpâs Anti-Trans Agenda," 26 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uneducated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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