unknowledgeable

Examples

• All

• Efforts are needed to identify those teachers who are unskilled or unknowledgeable about the communicative approach and to offer incentives for retraining.

  Academic text (1997)

• But Casper seems unknowledgeable and incapable of paying attention to such things.

  Blog text (10)

• Unfortunately, the unknowledgeable are particularly free with advice.

  Blog text (21)

• This shows how unknowledgeable you are about these things.

  Blog text (10)

• But it’s not right to say he’s unknowledgeable.

  Blog text (30)

• Rather than being greeted by lengthy lines, unknowledgeable poll workers, and confusing procedures, voters should be able to vote in a matter of minutes with no difficulties.

  Blog text (34)

• It is possible that consultees from different cultures may not ask for clarification due to fear of being perceived as unknowledgeable or disrespectful.

  Academic text (2000)

• Many people consider him unknowledgeable about current events because he rarely reads the news.

• It's frustrating when unknowledgeable staff provide incorrect information to customers.

• Parents often feel unknowledgeable about the latest educational methods and seek guidance.

Synonyms

I

ignorant

vsunknowledgeable

367 3.7

Not knowing about something or how it works

is more neutral and factual rather than judgmental in tone

U

unaware

vsunknowledgeable

175 2.9

Not knowing that something is happening or true

describes a broader ongoing shortage of information rather than brief not knowing

C

clueless

vsunknowledgeable

96 4.3

Not knowing about a subject or how to do something

is a neutral formal description rather than strongly informal expression

U

uninformed

vsunknowledgeable

42 3.7

Not knowing about a subject or situation

is a general lack of knowledge rather than subject specific lack

U

unfamiliar with

vsunknowledgeable

29 4.1

Not knowing much about something

covers a wider lack of facts rather than merely not having met or seen it

I

illiterate

vsunknowledgeable

16 4.8

Not knowing much about a subject

applies to general lack of information not only to missing specific skills

U

uninitiated

vsunknowledgeable

8 8.0

People who do not know about a subject or activity

refers to missing factual information rather than absence of hands on practice

U

unenlightened

vsunknowledgeable

6 7.0

Not knowing or understanding important information

is a neutral description of missing information rather than a judgmental label

U

unknowing

vsunknowledgeable

5 5.8

Not aware that something is happening or true

focuses on a general lack of information rather than brief not noticing

U

unacquainted

vsunknowledgeable

1 6.5

Not familiar with someone or something

describes a broader information deficit rather than only limited personal exposure

U

unacquainted with

vsunknowledgeable

1 6.7

Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it

expresses general lack of information rather than mere absence of exposure

U

unlearned

vsunknowledgeable

1 7.7

A person with little education or knowledge about a subject

refers to missing general information rather than absence of formal schooling

U

unstudied

vsunknowledgeable

1 6.8

Not having much knowledge of a subject

means a broad shortage of facts rather than only lacking studied material

U

uninstructed

vsunknowledgeable

6.9

Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject

describes lack of information generally rather than absence of formal teaching

U

unconversant

vsunknowledgeable

8.4

Not familiar with a subject or its details

refers to general missing information rather than lack of speaking skill

Antonyms

K

knowledgeable

92 4.1

A person who has learned a lot about a subject

How Knowledgeable

knowledgeable

92 4.1

uninformed

42 3.7

unknowledgeable

1 7.1

ignorant

367 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology