illiterateadjective
uk/ɪˈlɪt.ər.ət/us/ɪˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ət/C2 unable to read and write:
A surprising percentage of the population is illiterate.
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innumerate
knowing little or nothing about a particular subject:
computer illiterate
financially/technologically illiterate
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unaware
- be in the dark idiom
- be on another planet idiom
- benighted
- blind
- blind spot
- blissful
- fail
- faint
- ignorance is bliss idiom
- ignorant
- ill-informed
- in blissful ignorance idiom
- lost
- not have a clue/have no clue idiom
- unbeknownst
- unconscious
- uneducated
- unfamiliar
- unknowing
- unnoticed
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illiteracy
noun [ U ] uk/ɪˈlɪt.ər.ə.si/us/ɪˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.si/
In the rural areas, illiteracy is widespread.
illiteratenoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˈlɪt.ər.ət/us/ɪˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ət/someone who is illiterate
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unaware
- be in the dark idiom
- be on another planet idiom
- benighted
- blind
- blind spot
- blissful
- fail
- faint
- ignorance is bliss idiom
- ignorant
- ill-informed
- in blissful ignorance idiom
- lost
- not have a clue/have no clue idiom
- unbeknownst
- unconscious
- uneducated
- unfamiliar
- unknowing
- unnoticed
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