unschooled

Examples

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• Unschooled, he speaks fluent French and very good English, and, like most people in Mali, four native languages.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Once perceived as places inhabited by resilient but unschooled people, they are rich in indigenous knowledge from which we can all learn.

  Academic text (2007)

• Most of the time, hearing unschooled opinions is simply a part of living among other humans.

  Blog text (29)

• In this way, the law teaches even the unschooled what is and is not acceptable.

  Academic text (2008)

• And they're not exactly unschooled in this kind of business.

  The Big Fix (1978)

• Robert Visser was a self-taught man who had no university education and hence viewed Africa initially through unschooled eyes.

  Academic text (2002)

• As prospective wives or business partners, they did not present the threat posed by unschooled and impoverished paisanos.

  Academic text (2001)

• Many talented artists remain unschooled, creating amazing works without formal training.

• He was unschooled in mathematics, which made the advanced problems difficult for him.

• Although unschooled, she possessed a remarkable intuition for understanding complex subjects.

Synonyms

U

uneducated

vsunschooled

56 2.8

A person who has little or no schooling

highlights the lack as complete absence rather than simply poor quality

U

undereducated

vsunschooled

4 4.2

Not having enough schooling to learn basic reading and math

means a total lack of formal learning rather than inadequate schooling

U

untutored

vsunschooled

3 7.8

Having no formal schooling or lessons

is the same meaning and used in the same situations

U

unlettered

vsunschooled

1 8.9

People who cannot read or write

covers broader absence of formal learning beyond just literacy

U

untaught

vsunschooled

1 6.8

A person who has not had school or lessons

focuses on the same absence of formal learning rather than other gaps

U

unlearned

vsunschooled

1 7.7

A person with little education or knowledge about a subject

centres on missing formal instruction rather than general ignorance

U

uninstructed

vsunschooled

6.9

Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject

stresses missing formal learning and schooling instead of mere lack of information

Antonyms

E

educated

36 3.2

A person who has a good education and a lot of knowledge

How Educated

well-educated

40 3.9

educated

36 3.2

literate

11 2.5

unschooled

3 5.5

illiterate

4 4.4

Surface Forms

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Etymology