Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun abecedarian

2 senses of abecedarian

Sense 1
abecedarian -- (a novice learning the rudiments of some subject)
       => novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate -- (someone new to a field or activity)

Sense 2
Abecedarian -- (a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge)
       => sect, religious sect, religious order -- (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

Antonyms of adj abecedarian

1 sense of abecedarian

Sense 1
abecedarian -- (alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers))

INDIRECT (VIA alphabetic) -> analphabetic -- (not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic")

Similarity of adj abecedarian

1 sense of abecedarian

Sense 1
abecedarian -- (alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers))
       => alphabetic (vs. analphabetic), alphabetical -- (arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order")