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Illiterate

//ɪˈlɪtəɹət//

Synonyms for "illiterate" (71 found)

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Informal (5)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

simple

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

fool

Adj, slang(1 words)

rude

Adj, noun, slang(1 words)

ignorant

Noun, slang(1 words)

unintelligentsia

General use (66)

Adjective(24 words)

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unbriefed unedified analphabetic uncharactered

Adjective(1 words)

ignorant

Adj, noun(8 words)

philistine dilettante heathen uneducated lowbrow know-nothing nonintellectual middlebrow

Adj, verb(5 words)

unrefined benighted unschooled unlearned unbooked

Adj, name, noun(3 words)

gothic pagan greeny

Noun, verb(1 words)

ignoramus

Name, noun(1 words)

greenhorn

know nothing empty headed puddinghead functionally illiterate ill-educated unbooklearned no scholar

Adj, noun, verb(1 words)

unread

Noun(8 words)

dunce tenderfoot dabbler illiterati analphabet analphabetic nonreader illiterate person

Verb(6 words)

hoodwinked misinformed deceived mistaught misinstructed led astray

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