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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The average American is largely ignorant about the complexities of foreign policy.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Before he entered politics, Wilson would describe the American people as “selfish, ignorant, timid, stubborn” and “foolish.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Gilead’s future hangs on whether the Plums remain ignorant and compliant, as does the story of “The Testaments.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Often, they "are ignorant of the history" of French colonisation -- even their ban on speaking native Ivorian languages in schools, he added.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

“He has made me so happy,” said she, one evening, “by telling me that he was totally ignorant of my being in town last spring! I had not believed it possible.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

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