Ignoramus

/ˌɪɡ.nəˈɹeɪ.məs/

Synonyms for "ignoramus" (97 found)

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Noun(2 words)

abecedarian alphabetarian apprenticearticled clerkass barbarian beginner bootborn foolbuffoon catechumen clown dabbler debutant dilettante dolt doodle duffer

Strong matches (29)

dullard dullhead dumbbell dummkopf dummy dunceegregious assentrantfigure of funfledgling fool freshman gawk greenhorn greeny idiot illiterate illiterati inductee initiate

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jackass know-nothing

Noun(6 words)

foolignorant personjayknow nothingknow-nothing lack-latin

Adjective(1 words)

ignorant

Related words (48)

lowbrow lunatic middlebrow milksop mooncalf moron mug mutt neophytenew boynewcomerno scholarnovice novitiateperfect foolphilistine poke postulant probationer probationist

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prune puddingheadraw recruitrecruit rookie schmuck silly simpleton softhead sop spoon stupidstupid asstenderfoot tomfool tyro unintelligentsia zany

Noun(9 words)

mumpsimus nescient nitwit numskull philistines rube simpletonuneducated personwild-ass

Adjective(1 words)

unenlightened

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More general

3 entries

human personunskilled person

More specific

6 entries

academic ignoramusclimate science ignoramuseconomic ignoramusneuroscience ignoramuspolitical ignoramustechnical ignoramus

Collocations

6 entries

academic ignoramuscomplete ignoramusignoramus labelpolitical ignoramuspublic ignoramustotal ignoramus

Inflections

2 entries

ignorami ignoramuses

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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Tom is an ignoramus.

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Tom is an ignoramus. He understands absolutely nothing.

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He who loves instruction loves knowledge, but whoever hates reproof is an ignoramus.

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The problem is that visual ignoramuses, such as this writer, can't think of that many pictures and end up drawing question marks where a frog should be.

Source: wiktionary

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