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unread

5.1
A person who knows little about a subject because they have not read about it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈrɛd/
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  • Don't want to mark an entire thread unread to return to reading it later?

Examples

  • In the story, Jackson instead talks about this unread, valuable book as a kind of way of articulating the relationship between these two people.

  • But I will be doing how many unread books I own versus read.

  • Anyway, his line in a much unread paper called Existence as metaphor?

  • Expect to see an unread build where we do a streaming machine and the gaming machine that goes with it.

  • Now, he may be unread, but he's got incredible instinct.

  • Firstly, I don't think it's helpful to identify unread tweets.

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  • So if you don't do that, then when you encounter stoicism in the wild, let's call it right, the wild of a previously unread authors things, you're not going to recognize it.

  • Our docker folder is for if we want to add applications like Plex Server to our unread server install as opposed to our Windows VMS.

  • And if conservatives don’t watch out, we’ll pick each other apart and give the liberal media plenty of ammo to make the ignorant, unread public disregard all the stupid stuff the current administration has done.

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  • His arguments about the topic were flawed because he was quite unread on the latest research.

Synonyms

in the dark
vsunread
  • Informal
110 5.5

Not told about important things, so you do not know them

is similar but the ignorance comes from not having read the material
clueless
vsunread
96 4.3

Not knowing about a subject or how to do something

is a milder or specific unawareness caused by not reading the subject
uneducated
vsunread
56 2.8

A person who has little or no schooling

refers only to missing topic knowledge due to absence of reading
uninformed
vsunread
42 3.7

Not knowing about a subject or situation

is ignorant specifically because they have not read about the subject
uninitiated
vsunread
8 8.0

People who do not know about a subject or activity

is about lacking information specifically because of no reading exposure
unenlightened
vsunread
6 7.0

Not knowing or understanding important information

is ignorance that specifically results from not having read about it
unknowing
vsunread
5 5.8

Not aware that something is happening or true

describes unawareness that is specifically due to not reading about it
unknowledgeable
vsunread
1 7.1

Not knowing much about a subject

is limited to not knowing due to absence of reading on it
unacquainted
vsunread
1 6.5

Not familiar with someone or something

is a lack of knowledge that comes from not reading about it
unstudied
vsunread
1 6.8

Not having much knowledge of a subject

means the same lack but specifically from not having read about it
unlearned
vsunread
1 7.7

A person with little education or knowledge about a subject

indicates lack of knowledge limited to not having read on the topic
unconversant
vsunread
8.4

Not familiar with a subject or its details

refers to not knowing because one has not read on the topic
uninitiate
vsunread
9.9

Not having experience in a subject or activity

is limited to absence of knowledge caused by not having read
uninstructed
vsunread
6.9

Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject

is about missing information specifically because no reading was done

Antonyms

92 4.1

A person who has learned a lot about a subject

3.7

Someone who knows a lot about a subject because they have the facts

How Informed

well-informed
33 3.5
informed
3.7
unread
5.1
ignorant
367 3.7

Surface Forms

unread positive
unreader comparative
unreadest superlative

Morphology

unread = read (transparent) = un + read

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the verb 'read', forming an adjective meaning 'not read'.

Etymology

Unread comes from the parts un- meaning 'not' and read, so it literally means 'not read'. When used about a person it says they are 'not read' on a subject, in other words not informed because they have not read about it.