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unstudied

unstudied

1 6.8
Not having much knowledge of a subject
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈstʌd.id/
translation icon : desinformado
  • The impacts of climate change on many ecosystems remain largely unstudied, leaving gaps in our understanding.
  • remain unstudied
  • largely unstudied

Examples

  • The key to such a research project is identifying an unstudied real-world object of managerial importance that could only now be reflected with the new symbolic technique.

    Academic text (1999)
  • However, until recently, most of the interest has been focused on African Americans and Hispanics, and other minority groups, such as Asian Americans, have been relatively unstudied (Shin, 1990).

    Academic text (2007)
  • As in the representation of the duck, these essential components have been largely unnamed, unmeasured, and unstudied.

    Academic text (1993)
  • That is, such texts have gone unstudied because they challenge the generic parameters and geographic boundaries of canonical political philosophy.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Preciosa is here compared to a "persona espiritada," that is, someone whose unstudied knowledge signals diabolical possession.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Our findings emphasize the Sunni realignment's importance, yet realignment's role in civil warfare is largely unstudied, as are its causes and consequences.

    Blog text (27)
  • Diffuse growth probably occurs in other species as well (Honegger 1993), but at present, lichen growth patterns remain largely unstudied.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Native American Indian literatures are unstudied landscapes, wild and comic rather than tragic and representational, storied with narrative wisps and tribal discourse.

    Academic text (1990)
  • So far, researchers understand very little about the evolutionary patterns of colonization and radiation for the vast majority of nonpollinating wasp genera, and their community ecology remains largely unstudied (we still do not have a single quantified food web).

    Academic text (2005)
  • From Gaspar Carvajal to National Geographic, observers have noted how the peculiarly Amazonian combination of rivers with innumerable species of timber has made boat building a central (albeit largely unstudied) feature of regional culture and economy.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

uneducated
vsunstudied
56 2.8

A person who has little or no schooling

is missing subject-specific knowledge that formal study would supply
uninformed
vsunstudied
42 3.7

Not knowing about a subject or situation

lacks knowledge specifically because it was not learned through study
unfamiliar with
vsunstudied
29 4.1

Not knowing much about something

lacks knowledge tied to having not studied that subject
illiterate
vsunstudied
16 4.8

Not knowing much about a subject

is absence of study-based learning rather than only inability to read
uninitiated
vsunstudied
8 8.0

People who do not know about a subject or activity

is missing study-based understanding rather than only practice exposure
unenlightened
vsunstudied
6 7.0

Not knowing or understanding important information

points specifically to missing knowledge that comes from studying
undereducated
vsunstudied
4 4.2

Not having enough schooling to learn basic reading and math

lacks study-based depth in particular fields rather than general ignorance
unschooled
vsunstudied
3 5.5

A person who has no formal education

emphasizes missing studied knowledge in a specific subject area
untutored
vsunstudied
3 7.8

Having no formal schooling or lessons

is focused on lack of knowledge gained through deliberate study
unacquainted
vsunstudied
1 6.5

Not familiar with someone or something

lacks knowledge due to absence of formal study in that subject
unacquainted with
vsunstudied
1 6.7

Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it

lacks study-based knowledge rather than simply short experience
unknowledgeable
vsunstudied
1 7.1

Not knowing much about a subject

lacks knowledge specifically that would come from studied learning
untaught
vsunstudied
1 6.8

A person who has not had school or lessons

highlights missing knowledge because formal study or teaching did not occur
unversed
vsunstudied
1 8.4

Not having much experience or knowledge about a subject

is missing knowledge specifically because formal study did not occur
unlearned
vsunstudied
1 7.7

A person with little education or knowledge about a subject

focuses on missing learned study knowledge rather than general ignorance
unconversant
vsunstudied
8.4

Not familiar with a subject or its details

lacks study-derived familiarity rather than only conversational exposure
uninitiate
vsunstudied
9.9

Not having experience in a subject or activity

is defined by missing knowledge that formal study would provide
unread
vsunstudied
5.1

A person who knows little about a subject because they have not read about it

lacks study-derived familiarity rather than only missing reading exposure
uninstructed
vsunstudied
6.9

Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject

lacks knowledge because it was not learned through study
nonexpert
vsunstudied
4.2

Not having special knowledge or skill in a subject

lacks study-derived familiarity in a subject rather than only specialization

Antonyms

92 4.1

A person who has learned a lot about a subject

36 3.2

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

How Knowledgeable

expert
3 3.5
learned
  • Formal
6.0
knowledgeable
92 4.1
unstudied
1 6.8
uninformed
42 3.7
ignorant
367 3.7

Surface Forms

unstudied positive

Morphology

unstudied = studied (transparent) = un + study + ed

The adjective is formed by prefixing un- to 'studied' to indicate the simple negation 'not studied'.

Etymology

Unstudied is made of un- meaning 'not' and study meaning 'to learn', and you can see the same root in student. So unstudied often describes a person or view that is 'not learned' or lacking study in a subject.