Definitions

ignorant

[ig-ner-uhnt] / ˈɪg nər ənt /

ADJECTIVE

unaware, unknowing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

illiterate innocent naive oblivious obtuse uneducated uninformed

WEAK

apprenticed benighted birdbrained blind to cretinous dense green imbecilic in the dark inexperienced insensible mindless misinformed moronic nescient shallow thick unconscious unconversant uncultivated uncultured unenlightened uninitiated unintellectual unknowledgeable unlearned unlettered unmindful unread unschooled unsuspecting untaught untrained unwitting witless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

educated experienced intelligent learned taught

WEAK

aware competent knowledgeable literate talented wise

Example Sentences

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He added that ''it is unfortunate that many of you, despite having access to smartphones and the internet, still choose to remain ignorant''.

From BBC

Understandable, but ignorant of the way things are.

From BBC

Eager to protect their own profession, male practitioners—from physicians to male midwives—portrayed women as ignorant and sure to do harm or, conversely, possessed of “dangerous” knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since Jeffrey Epstein’s death, a parade of powerful people who associated with him have insisted they were ignorant of the true nature of his crimes.

From The Wall Street Journal

It would be ignorant to dismiss how critical this film is for the mid-budget movie’s longevity just because it also happens to be extremely campy.

From Salon

ignorant

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