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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"I just think people are either ignorant or just lazy," he said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

This “Animal Farm” is ignorant of the fact that kids need to be stimulated by more than scatalogical humor to actually influence their perspectives, rather than cater to their existing tastes and knowledge.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

She turns up in his hometown and, with nowhere else to stay, helps herself to his villa while Matteo gallivants around the States, blissfully ignorant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

I wanted to make Joe less ignorant and common, that he might be worthier of my society and less open to Estella’s reproach.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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