illiterate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

analphabetic, illiterate person

n. a person unable to read

Verbs (0)

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (2)

illiterate

adj. not able to read or write

ignorant

adj. 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"

Fuzzynyms (8)

uninformed

adj. not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"

uninformed

adj. not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"

ignorant, inexperienced

adj. lacking practical experience or training

primitive, crude, barbarous, gothic

adj. belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"

Synonyms (10)

uneducated

adj. not having a good education

ignorant, nescient, unenlightened, unlearned, unlettered

adj. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"

undereducated

adj. poorly or insufficiently educated

unschooled, untaught, untutored

adj. lacking in schooling; "untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient"; "an untutored genius"; "uneducated children"

Antonyms (3)

literate

adj. versed in literature; dealing with literature

educated

adj. possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)

educated

adj. possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)

illiterate

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