adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of unschool form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Not schooled; not having been to school.
2. 2
   Inexperienced; not having developed skill or knowledge in some area.

   "He was unschooled in the art of persuasion."

Adjective

1. 1
   lacking in schooling wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

uneducatedamateurishartlessbarbaricbarbarousbenighted

Antonyms

All antonyms

knowledgefullearned

Example

More examples

"He was unschooled in the art of persuasion."

Etymology

From un- + schooled.

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