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- [uhn-ej-oo-key-tid, -ed-yoo-]
- /ʌnˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪd, -ˈɛd yʊ-/
- /ʌnˈed.jʊ.keɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-ej-oo-key-tid, -ed-yoo-]
- /ʌnˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪd, -ˈɛd yʊ-/
Definitions of uneducated word
- adjective uneducated not educated. 1
- adjective uneducated person: lacking education 1
- adjective uneducated Someone who is uneducated has not received much education. 0
- adjective uneducated The uneducated are people who are uneducated. 0
- adjective uneducated not having been educated to a good standard 0
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Origin of uneducated
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; un-1 + educated
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Parts of speech for Uneducated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
uneducated popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uneducated
adj uneducated
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- benighted — If you describe people or the place where they live as benighted, you think they are unfortunate or do not know anything.
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- boorish — Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
adjective uneducated
- catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- inerudite — Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.
- nescient — lack of knowledge; ignorance.
- nitwitted — Being like a nitwit; being stupid or foolish.
Antonyms for uneducated
adj uneducated
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- all set — prepared; ready
- all systems go — ready for action
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- asap — asap is an abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'.
adjective uneducated
- alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
- distingue — having an air of distinction; distinguished.
- enlightened — Having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook.
- erudite — Having or showing great knowledge or learning.
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