List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 191

SYNONYMS: ignorant, uneducated, untaught, unlearned, untutored, unlettered, illiterate.
These adjectives mean lacking in knowledge or education.

Ignorant can refer to a person's low level of knowledge in general or to the person's lack of information about or awareness of a specific fact or subject: was ignorant of the hidden dangers.
Uneducated, untaught, unlearned, and untutored imply lack of schooling: uneducated youngsters; untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient; an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues; an untutored genius.
Unlettered describes one deficient in book learning: exhibited contempt for his unlettered colleagues.
Illiterate most often refers to the inability to meet an established minimum level of achievement in reading and writing: developed special tutorials to assist the illiterate sector of society.