uneducated

[ uhn-ej-oo-key-tid, -ed-yoo- ]

adjective

1. not educated.

   Synonyms: uncultivated, uninformed, unenlightened, uninstructed, untaught, unschooled, untutored

uneducated

/ ʌnˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. not having been educated to a good standard

   poor uneducated people

Word History and Origins

Origin of uneducated¹

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + educated

Synonym Study

See ignorant.

Example Sentences

The refugees Babb met at the camps were not all poor, uneducated “Okies,” and the people she introduces us to in her novel are varied and real.

From Salon

The Trump campaign’s thematic simplicity — fact-free, lowest-common-denominator forward — appeals to uneducated voters.

From Salon

They said Haitians were uneducated and compared them to monkeys throwing trash out on other people’s lawns, wrecking cars, and driving up the cost of living.

From Slate

I am not uneducated about this stuff.

From Slate

Reining in the part of sports betting that’s most slanted against the most uneducated customer is more important now that the industry is laying the groundwork to effectively double-tax players’ winnings, when they exist.

From Slate

Related Words

• ignorant
• illiterate
• unschooled