Uninitiated

Synonyms for "uninitiated" (83 found)

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Translations

8 translations across 6 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • ἀμύητος adj (not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group)

Czech

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  • nezasvěcený adj (not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group)

Dutch

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  • ongeintroduceerde adj (not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group)

Finnish

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  • perehtymätön adj (not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group)

French

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  • béotien adj (not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group)
  • non-initié adj (not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group)
  • profane adj (not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group)

Greek

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  • αμύητος adj (not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In ways befitting an intellectual luminary, for Mr. Jackson was awarded the prestigious, $25 million MacArthur "genius" grant, he takes the conversation in a hundred directions, not all of which the uninitiated listener can follow.

Source: tatoeba (12166841)

Near-synonym: exoteric

Source: wiktionary

His jargon-filled talk was gibberish to the uninitiated, but clear and concise to practitioners.

Source: wiktionary

Even in the midst of the full swing of fancy, swayed to and fro by the many currants of thought that arise out of a single word, snatches of the verse from which the flight was taken will suddenly appear on the surface like a refrain or a keynote, showing that in reality there is a connexion, though hidden to the uninitiated.

Source: wiktionary

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