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lack of education

NOUN
benightedness
Synonyms
WEAK
backwardness illiteracy illiterateness lack of knowledge nescience unenlightenment unknowing
NOUN
ignorance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
illiteracy nescience
STRONG
benightedness darkness 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
nescience
Synonyms
STRONG
bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity oblivion obliviousness obtuseness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unawareness unconsciousness uncouthness unenlightenment unfamiliarity vagueness
WEAK
benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge illiterateness inscience mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness
Antonyms
STRONG
cognizance understanding
NOUN
obliviousness
Synonyms
STRONG
bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity nescience oblivion obtuseness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unawareness unconsciousness uncouthness unenlightenment unfamiliarity vagueness
WEAK
benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge inscience mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness
Antonyms
STRONG
cognizance understanding
NOUN
unawareness
Synonyms
STRONG
bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity nescience oblivion obliviousness obtuseness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unconsciousness uncouthness unenlightenment unfamiliarity vagueness
WEAK
benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge inscience mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness
Antonyms
STRONG
cognizance understanding
NOUN
unconsciousness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
oblivion
STRONG
bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity nescience obliviousness obtuseness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unawareness uncouthness unenlightenment unfamiliarity vagueness
WEAK
benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge inscience mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness
Antonyms
STRONG
cognizance understanding
NOUN
unfamiliarity
Synonyms
STRONG
bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity nescience oblivion obliviousness obtuseness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unawareness unconsciousness uncouthness unenlightenment vagueness
WEAK
benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge inscience mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness
Antonyms
STRONG
cognizance understanding

Example Sentences

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Dame Emma pointed to British diets and a lack of education around nutrition as part of the problem.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

But Carlson said limited access to online research just compounds the lack of education many women received in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

No one paid a bigger price for this approach than children, who suffered severely from the lack of education and socialization.

From National Geographic • Jan. 2, 2024

"The number one reason Okinawa's longevity is decreasing is because of the lack of education, which cannot win against heavy Western influence."

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

I was embarrassed by their lack of education.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez