ignorant
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
an ignorant man
Related & opposite
- ignorance derivation
- unknowingness derivation
- uneducated similar to
Sense 2 adjective
uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
she is ignorant of quantum mechanics
Related & opposite
- uneducated similar to
Sense 3 adjective
unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
he was completely ignorant of the circumstances
Related & opposite
- ignorance derivation
- unknowingness derivation
- uninformed similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ignorance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unknowingness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | uneducated |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | uneducated |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ignorance |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | unknowingness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | uninformed |