undereducated

Examples

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• The idea of democracy is not that candidates adopt illogical platforms that appeal to the undereducated populace.

  Blog text (11)

• Many undereducated individuals struggle to find well-paying jobs due to their lack of formal education.

• So maybe I have just an undereducated view on the green energy front.

  Tom Bilyeu

• Many workers find ways to bring their families to join them, creating a large pool of poorly paid and often undereducated people.

  Academic text (2001)

• You said Americans are undereducated and over medicated.

  Captain Fantastic (2016)

• Don't forget that the population over there is mainly undereducated, poor, and very conservative.

  Blog text (30)

• Now, it is a political football used by opposing interests to distort facts to an undereducated American public.

  Blog text (18)

• We've been trying to rally disaffected Democratic voters, mostly undereducated white men and women, with little success.

  Blog text (15)

• The need for a more skilled and educated workforce is juxtaposed against a growing, undereducated minority population; a crisis in the making has provoked national debate.

  Academic text (1995)

• Parolees face many challenges, including a low education level (Holl & Kolovich, 2008), as most offenders are undereducated prior to incarceration (Visher, Baer, & Naser, 2006).

  Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

U

uneducated

vsundereducated

56 2.8

A person who has little or no schooling

is about having insufficient or poor education rather than none

U

unschooled

vsundereducated

3 5.5

A person who has no formal education

implies some schooling but not enough or of poor quality

U

untutored

vsundereducated

3 7.8

Having no formal schooling or lessons

is used when some education exists but it is inadequate or poor

U

untaught

vsundereducated

1 6.8

A person who has not had school or lessons

often indicates some exposure but lacking proper training or depth

U

unlearned

vsundereducated

1 7.7

A person with little education or knowledge about a subject

is about having insufficient or poor education rather than only lacking knowledge

U

uninstructed

vsundereducated

6.9

Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject

emphasizes poor or insufficient formal education rather than just missing instruction

Antonyms

W

well-educated

40 3.9

Has learned a lot and knows many things

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

undereducated

4 4.2

uneducated

56 2.8

illiterate

4 4.4

Surface Forms

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Etymology