unknowledgeable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English knowledge Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English knowledgeable English unknowledgeable From un- + knowledgeable.
Meanings
- Lacking knowledge: ignorant, naive, or both.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unknowledgeable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unknowledgeable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
knowledgeable · unignorant · informed · nonignorant
Coordinates
insipid · soft · flea-brained · dumb as a box of rocks · foolish · sheep-headed · birdbrained · beetle-headed · slow on the uptake · chuckleheaded · unsage · half-brained · dumb as a post · bee-brained · drowsy · softheaded · dense · woolly-minded · goofy · witless · dumb · idiotic · knuckleheaded · dumber than a box of rocks · balmy · thick as a brick · smooth-brained · dim-witted · dumber than a rock · bullet-headed · foolish · lumpish · dumb as a bag of hammers · cretinous · doltish · thick-skulled · goofy · hammer-headed · thick · dumb as an ox · lamebrained · nitwitted · lunkheaded · Boeotian · imbecilic · peabrained · thick as a whale omelette · puerile · rockheaded · sottish · addlepated · thick as two short planks · lowbrow · crackbrained · dozy · not the sharpest knife in the drawer · fatuous · stupid · inane · childish · thick as pig shit · dumb as a doorknob · naive · dopey · monosynaptic · idiotic · dented · quarter-witted · dumb · dull-witted · dim-headed · buffle-headed · gauvison · dim · dull-minded · purblind · stolid · bubbleheaded · chowderheaded · idle · ridiculous · loony · woolly-headed · thick · unapprehensive · dull · empty-headed · simple · boofheaded · uninformed · dense · vacuous · numbskulled · dull-witted · insipient · fuzzy-minded · obtuse · addlebrained · slow-witted · dumb as dirt · stupid · mentally challenged · muttonheaded · unsmart · thick as mince · slow · half-witted · dull-headed · derpy · simple · soft in the head · daft · thickwitted · sharp as a bowling ball · fuzzy-headed · feeble-minded · brainless · silly · intellectually challenged · thick as champ · not the sharpest tool in the shed · asinine · dim-headed · woolly-minded · woolly-headed · crackpot · ass-brained · fuckwitted · shit-for-brains · bedaft · dopey · pratty · dim-witted · dumb as a sack of hammers · duncical · slight · boneheaded · fuzzy-headed · silly · wooden-headed · wool-headed · not the sharpest crayon in the box · barmy · blockheaded · wool-headed · thickheaded · beef-witted · fatheaded · pudding-headed · unintelligent · dull-headed · beefheaded · retarded · mindless · slow-witted · moronic · unwise · mookish · vacant · cerebrally challenged · mentally retarded · braindead · thick as a plank · daft · airheaded · stupid · dunderheaded · ignorant · fuzzy-minded · unclever · dim-bulb · oafish
Deriveds
unknowledgeableness · unknowledgeably
Synonyms
nescient · uncultivated · uninformed · loreless · innocent · unlettered · ill-informed · cimmerian · unlearned · unschooled · unlearnt · illiterate · philistine · unerudite · unread · unaware · untaught · lack-learning · tenebrose · unknowing · oblivious · lewd · unknowledgeable · unenlightened · unmindful · unwitting · clueless · uncultured · lay · uninformed · ignorant · untrained · untutored · uneducated · unscholarly · benighted · foolish