uninformed

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US/ʌnɪnˈfɔɹmd/

adjective

Not informed; ignorant.

Similar
cluelessignorantunknowledgeableunknowinginnocentunacquaintednewsless
Opposite
informed
OriginEnglish informed ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectiveuninformed (comparative more uninformed, superlative most uninformed)

comparative more uninformed · superlative most uninformed

  1. Not informed; ignorant.
  2. obsoleteNot imbued with life or activity.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot informed; lacking in knowledge or information

Similar
cluelessignorantunknowledgeableunknowinginnocentunacquaintednewsless
Opposite
informed
Also see
cluelessignorantinnocentnaivenewslessstupidunacquaintedunadvisedunenlighteneduninitiateduninstructedunknowingunknowledgeableunreadunwitting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishinform
  9. Englishinformed
  10. Englishuninformed

From un- + informed.

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Translations

Bengali বেওয়াকেফ
  • বেওয়াকেফ (beōẇakeph)not informed
Finnish tietämätön, epätietoinen
  • tietämätönnot informed
  • epätietoinennot informed
Romanian neinformat
  • neinformatnot informed
Spanish ignaro, desinformado
  • ignaronot informed
  • desinformadonot informed
Cite this entry
APA

uninformed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninformed

MLA

“uninformed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninformed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uninformed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninformed.

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