What is another word for uneducated person?

Pronunciation: [ʌnˈɛd͡ʒuːkˌe͡ɪtɪd pˈɜːsən] (IPA)

An uneducated person is someone who lacks formal schooling or training. There are numerous synonyms for this term, including unlearned, ignorant, uninformed, untaught, unschooled, and uncultured. These words describe individuals who have not had the opportunity to attain an education, or who have chosen not to pursue formal learning. Additionally, the terms unenlightened, unsophisticated, and backward may be used to describe someone who has limited knowledge and understanding of different subjects and cultures. Regardless of the chosen synonym, it is important to approach individuals who may not be formally educated with empathy and respect, recognizing that education does not always reflect one's intelligence or worth.

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What are the hypernyms for Uneducated person?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    amateur, layperson, nonprofessional, novice, novice person, untrained person.

Famous quotes with Uneducated person

  • The uneducated person perceives only the individual phenomenon, the partly educated person the rule, and the educated person the exception.
    Franz Grillparzer
  • Every uneducated person is a caricature of himself.
    Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
  • Every uneducated person is a caricature of himself.
    Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel
  • You think that Mr Khomeini, [an] uneducated person … could have planned all this? Masterminded all this, set up all the organization? I know that one man alone could not have done it … I know that a tremendous amount of money was spent … I know that top experts in propaganda were used to show us like tyrants and monsters, and the other side as democratic liberal revolutionaries who want to save the country.
    Ruhollah Khomeini

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