Synonyms for illiterate

Synonyms for (noun) illiterate

Synonyms: nonreader, illiterate, illiterate person

Definition: a person unable to read

Similar words: ignoramus, know nothing, uneducated person

Definition: an ignorant person


Synonyms for (adj) illiterate

Synonyms: ignorant, illiterate

Definition: uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

Usage: she is ignorant of quantum mechanics; he is musically illiterate

Similar words: uneducated

Definition: not having a good education


Synonyms: illiterate

Definition: not able to read or write

Similar words: analphabetic, unlettered

Definition: having little acquaintance with writing

Usage: special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society


Similar words: functionally illiterate

Definition: having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs


Similar words: preliterate

Definition: not yet having acquired the ability to read and write


Similar words: semiliterate

Definition: barely able to read and write

Usage: an semiliterate scrawl


Similar words: semiliterate

Definition: able to read but not to write


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