Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun analphabetic
1 sense of analphabetic
Sense 1
analphabet, analphabetic -- (an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet)
=> illiterate, illiterate person, nonreader -- (a person unable to read)
Antonyms of adj analphabetic
3 senses of analphabetic
Sense 1
analphabetic (vs. alphabetic) -- (relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic)
alphabetic (vs. analphabetic), alphabetical -- (relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system")
Sense 2
analphabetic (vs. alphabetic) -- (not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic")
alphabetic (vs. analphabetic), alphabetical -- (arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order")
=> abecedarian -- (alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers))
=> alphabetized, alphabetised -- (having been put in alphabetical order; "the cards are all alphabetized, as you requested")
Sense 3
analphabetic, unlettered -- (having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society")
INDIRECT (VIA illiterate) -> literate -- (able to read and write)
Similarity of adj analphabetic
3 senses of analphabetic
Sense 1
analphabetic (vs. alphabetic) -- (relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic)
Sense 2
analphabetic (vs. alphabetic) -- (not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic")
Sense 3
analphabetic, unlettered -- (having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society")
=> illiterate (vs. literate) -- (not able to read or write)