Synonyms:
ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered
Meaning: uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"
Synonyms:
ignorant, illiterate
Meaning: uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate"
Usage examples
The ignorant man knew better.
"Ugh! The dirty, ignorant people!
It is perhaps we who are ignorant.
"What's a mother?" asked the ignorant Smee.
If He be ignorant, how can He make others wise?
Does he insist on remaining ignorant of the facts?
They are a good-hearted lot, you know--but SO ignorant!
"You are an ignorant impostor, and your science a humbug.
An ignorant, rude old human horse, like you, couldn't know it.
"Poor, ignorant devils!" sympathetically sighed the youngster.