Illiterate Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭ-lĭtər-ĭt
A person unable to read
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. illiterate person
  2. nonreader
Unread
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. literate

Words Related to Illiterate

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. knowledge
  2. innumerate
  3. semi-literate
  4. ill-educated
  5. unintelligent
  6. impoverished

Illiterate Sentence Examples

  • Regimental schools impart elementary education to illiterate soldiers.

  • There is no excuse for people leaving school illiterate.

  • No, you can't understand what I learned from that illiterate man--that simple fellow.

  • He was indeed illiterate; but he spoke to illiterate men.

  • We are underbred and low-lived and illiterate; and in this respect I confess I do not make any very broad distinction between the illiterateness of my townsman who cannot read at all and the illiterateness of him who has learned to read only what is for children and feeble intellects.

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