uninitiated
8
8.0
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd/
:
no iniciado
- Above all, they stressed the importance of keeping these things secret from the uninitiated.
- uninitiated women
- uninitiated visitor
- uninitiated boys
I will elaborate for the uninitiated about cookbooks and cooking.
- I will elaborate for the uninitiated about cookbooks and cooking.
- And it seems like that's just enough to give the uninitiated confidence that it's going to be worth their four days.
- For those of you who are uninitiated, Playing With Science is a sports science mashup where Neil likes to say where jocks and geeks collide.
- To the uninitiated that are listening, how is it that you can still get to eat bread and sugary foods and lasagna and still lose weight?
Examples
-
But nothing can prepare the uninitiated... for this riot of noise and color, for the heat, the motion, the perpetual teeming crowds.
-
It may seem a bit complicated to the uninitiated, but actually it's quite simple.
-
Yes, for the uninitiated, that was and is a real thing.
-
During this time, all uninitiated people must stay inside their houses behind closed doors and windows.
Academic text (1998) -
Bat radar, for the uninitiated.
-
Starting a business is pretty tricky for the uninitiated, and what you don't know can be disastrous.
Blog text (25) -
For those of you who are uninitiated, Playing With Science is a sports science mashup where Neil likes to say where jocks and geeks collide.
-
Although such songs contain multiple esoteric meanings to Baul-Fakir sadhus, they are also accessible to uninitiated lay listeners.
Academic text (2016) -
It can be overwhelming for the uninitiated student to navigate the complexities of advanced mathematics.
-
The guidebook is essential for the uninitiated traveler who wants to explore the city without feeling lost.
Synonyms
∞
2.1
Having little experience in a job or activity
367
3.7
Not knowing about something or how it works
104
4.4
Not known or seen before
96
4.3
Not knowing about a subject or how to do something
66
3.4
Not having much skill or practice
42
3.7
Not knowing about a subject or situation
29
4.1
Not knowing much about something
6
2.9
Having no ability or training to do something well
6
7.0
Not knowing or understanding important information
1
6.0
Not experienced at doing something
1
6.5
Not familiar with someone or something
1
6.7
Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it
1
7.1
Not knowing much about a subject
1
8.4
Not having much experience or knowledge about a subject
1
6.8
Not having much knowledge of a subject
1
6.5
Not skilled at a task or subject
Not familiar with a subject or its details
Antonyms
How Experienced
3
3.5
92
4.1
114
3.6
66
3.4
104
4.4
8
8.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
uninitiated = initiated (transparent) = un + initiate + ed
The adjective 'initiated' (having been introduced) is negated by 'un-', yielding 'not introduced or experienced'.
Etymology
Uninitiated begins with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from initiate, the same root as initial, which means 'begin' or 'introduce someone'. So uninitiated describes people who have not been 'introduced' to a subject and therefore have little or no experience.