Ignorance synonyms

ĭg'nər-əns

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unawareness
The state of being unaware
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charlatanry
(Uncountable) The state of being a charlatan
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blindness
The condition of being blind; unable to see.
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obliviousness
The characteristic of being oblivious.
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stupidity (related)
(Uncountable) The property of being stupid.
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crudeness
(Uncountable) The state of being crude
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unintelligence
Lack of intelligence.
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know-nothingism
The doctrines, principles, or practices of the Know-Nothings.
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philistinism
An attitude of smug ignorance and conventionalism, especially toward artistic and cultural values.
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literacy (antonym)
Understanding of something (ex. computer literacy)
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dumbness
Muteness, silence; abstention from speech.
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ignorant
Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
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nescience
(Philosophy) The doctrine that nothing is actually knowable.
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shallowness
The property of being shallow
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mental incapacity
Lack of general knowledge
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empty-headedness
Lack of general knowledge
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vulgarity
The quality or condition of being vulgar.
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obtuseness
Something that is obtuse
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innocence
Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.
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agnostic
Of or characteristic of an agnostic or agnosticism
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analphabetic
Unable to read; illiterate.
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rebuff
To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub:
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education (antonym)
(Countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally.
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incomprehension
Lack of comprehension; inability to understand
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disregard
The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.
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wisdom (antonym)
The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
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no more than a tyro's background
Lack of specific knowledge
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bewilderment
A situation of perplexity or confusion; a tangle:
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inexperience
A lack of experience
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simplicity
The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.
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insensitivity
The condition of being insensitive
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superficiality
The property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.
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confusion
A lack of clarity or order.
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fog
A grayish area on a photograph or film
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vagueness
(Uncountable) The condition of being unclear; vague.
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half-knowledge
Lack of specific knowledge
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a little learning
Lack of specific knowledge
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illiteracy
(Uncountable) The inability to read.
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unenlightenment
Lack of general knowledge
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barbarism
The definition of barbarism refers to the condition of being brutal, primitive, or socially backwards.
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benightedness
The quality of being benighted.
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darkness
(Countable) The product of being dark.
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stolidity
The property of being stolid; unemotionality.
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functional illiteracy
Lack of general knowledge
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lack of learning
Lack of general knowledge
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knowledge (antonym)
Understanding
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illiterateness
Quality of being illiterate.
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unconsciousness
Ignorance or innocence; the state of being uninformed or unaware
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incapacity
The lack of a capacity; an inability
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sciolism
A pretentious attitude of scholarship; superficial knowledgeability.
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greenness
(Now rare) Vitality, freshness. [from 9th c.]
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denseness
The quality of being dense, especially in the sense of limited mental capacity.
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superstition
Any action or practice based on such a belief
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talent (antonym)
A superior, apparently natural ability in the arts or sciences or in the learning or doing of anything
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lack of education
Lack of general knowledge
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lack of erudition
Lack of general knowledge
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lack of information
Lack of general knowledge
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ability (antonym)
A skill, talent, or capacity:
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learning (antonym)
(Uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
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acquaintance (antonym)
(Uncountable) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy
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understanding (antonym)
(Countable) An informal contract, mutual agreement.
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abysmal
(Figuratively, colloquial) Bottomless; extremely bad.
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artless
Without guile or deceit; ingenuous; innocent
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benighted
Caught or surrounded by darkness or night
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illiterate
Ignorant; uneducated; esp., not knowing how to read or write
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uncultured
Not cultured or cultivated:
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unlettered
Not instructed in letters; not well educated; unable to read
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unschooled
Not the result of training; natural:
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unwitting
Not intended; unintentional:
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agnosticism
The doctrine of agnostics
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inerudition
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quackery
The claims or methods of a quack
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circumvent
To surround or circle around
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discount
To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange.
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elide
To strike out (something written).
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ignore
(Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
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neglect
To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
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omit
To fail to include; leave out
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overlook
To manage; supervise:
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pretermit
To disregard intentionally or allow to pass unnoticed or unmentioned.
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intelligence (antonym)
The ability to acquire, understand, and use knowledge:
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experience (antonym)
The knowledge thus gathered.
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cultivation (antonym)
Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
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competence (antonym)
Condition or quality of being competent; ability; fitness; specif., legal capability, power, or jurisdiction
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unhabituatedness
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unwontedness
The quality of of being unwonted or unusual; deviation from custom or habit.
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selfishness (related)
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arrogance (related)
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indifference (related)
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unbelief (related)
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cynicism (related)
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hypocrisy (related)
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self-deception (related)
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delusion (related)
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irrationality (related)
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guilt (related)
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cowardice (related)
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apathy (related)
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laziness (related)
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falsehood (related)
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complacency (related)
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rawness
The property of being raw.
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unscholarliness
The state or condition of being unscholarly.
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erudition (antonym)
Erudition is defined as the knowledge of an expert in a subject gained through reading and study.
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rusticity
The condition of being rustic.
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bypass
To avoid an obstacle by using an alternative channel, passage, or route.
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  • At the same time their ignorance was profound.

  • So isn't it just possible that it could end ignorance, disease, poverty, hunger, and war?

  • He admitted ignorance, scientifically speaking, but was now committed to finding answers.

  • Ignorance seems to be at the bottom of all these contradictions.

  • It would not be the first time, or the last, that ignorance in the world exacted a high price.

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