ignorance

[ig-ner-uhns] / ˈɪg nər əns /

NOUN

lack of knowledge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

illiteracy nescience

STRONG

benightedness darkness lack of education sciolism shallowness unenlightenment unfamiliarity

WEAK

callowness crudeness empty-headedness half-knowledge ineducation inscience naïveté rawness simplicity uncouthness

Antonyms

STRONG

erudition understanding

WEAK

competence cultivation education experience intelligence knowledge literacy wisdom

NOUN

lack of awareness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benightedness blindness nescience unawareness

STRONG

innocence oblivion unconsciousness

WEAK

disregard fog insensitivity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

awareness cognizance realization

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He only reveals further ignorance when Jay’s clarification—it’s James Baldwin he refers to—leads Leigh to add apologetically: “I don’t know all the Baldwin brothers by name. Was he the one in ‘Sliver’?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Apparently my real ignorance began to show; after a while Lieutenant Rahms stopped making notes of my hopelessly stupid answers.

From Literature

But the vibe coders wouldn’t be swayed, accusing the critics of “pearl clutching” and ignorance over the vast promise of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

Is it a tremendously brilliant show of ignorance?

From Literature

Apple isn’t spending less on AI out of ignorance.

From The Wall Street Journal

ignorance

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