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Adjective ignorant has 6 senses
- ignorant, nescient, unenlightened, unlearned, unlettered - lacking general education or knowledge; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"
Antonym: educated (indirect, via uneducated)
- ignorant, illiterate - ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge; "ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "musically illiterate"
Antonym: educated (indirect, via uneducated)
- ignorant, inexperienced - lacking basic knowledge; "how can someone that age be so ignorant?"; "inexperienced and new to the real world"
Antonym: sophisticated (indirect, via naive)
- ignorant, innocent - used of things; lacking sense or awareness; "ignorant hope"; "fine innocent weather"
Antonym: conscious (indirect, via unconscious)
- unversed, ignorant - lacking knowledge or skill; "unversed in the jargon of the social scientist"
- ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting - lacking information or knowledge; "an unknowledgeable assistant"
Antonym: informed (indirect, via uninformed)
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