uneducated
Adjective: Not having received a good or adequate education; lacking formal schooling or knowledge typically acquired through systematic instruction.
The adjective "uneducated" describes a person or group of people who have not had the opportunity for, or have not completed, a formal or effective course of education. It often implies a lack of knowledge, particularly in academic or cultural matters, that is commonly expected in a society. It is important to use this term with sensitivity, as it can carry a judgmental or pejorative connotation.
- The policy aimed to provide job training for uneducated adults.
- He was highly intelligent but largely uneducated, having left school at a young age.
- It is a mistake to assume that someone who is uneducated is also unintelligent.
- "The great uneducated": A collective term, sometimes used critically or descriptively, to refer to a mass of people without formal education.
- The politician claimed to speak for the great uneducated masses.
- "Uneducated guess": An estimate or conclusion made without knowledge or analysis of the facts. This is a common collocation.
- My answer is just an uneducated guess; I haven't studied the data.
- Uneducatedness (noun, rare): The state or quality of being uneducated.
- Educated (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning having received an education.
- Ignorant: Lacking knowledge or awareness in general. (Often stronger and more negative than "uneducated").
- Illiterate: Unable to read or write. (A more specific form of being uneducated).
- Unschooled: Not educated in a school; lacking formal training.
- Uninstructed: Not taught or informed.
- Educated
- Learned
- Schooled
- Erudite
- Knowledgeable
While "uneducated" is a factual descriptor in some contexts, it can be perceived as derogatory or classist, as it may overlook skills, wisdom, or intelligence gained outside formal institutions. Terms like "without a formal education" or "self-taught" are often more neutral or positive alternatives. The phrase "uneducated guess," however, is a standard, neutral idiom.
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not having a good education
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