The illiterate man was eager to increase his vocabulary.
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Illiterate
/ɪˈlɪtəɹət/
Synonyms for "illiterate" (85 found)
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Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
illiterate person
Related words (42)
Noun(2 words)
nonreaderuneducated person
Adjective(8 words)
partially literate personuneducatedunfamiliaruninformedunletteredunlettered personunschooled studentsunversed
Adjective(2 words)
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12 entriesadult illiteratedigital illiteratefunctional illiterateilliterateslow literacy adultmathematics illiteratenonreaderpartial readerpartially literate personpolicy illiteratescientific illiteratesemi-literate
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10 entriesfunctional illiterateilliteracy rateilliterate adultilliterate adultsilliterate individualsilliterate populationilliterate societyilliterate voterilliteratesnonliterate person
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3 entriesAntonyms
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6 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
They are not illiterate in the sense that they can not read or write at all.
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An illiterate man was fair game for the literate exploiters who contributed to his domination.
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Four fifths of French were frankly illiterate towards 1685.
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