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Antonyms of adj ignorant

3 senses of ignorant

Sense 1
ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered -- (uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions")

INDIRECT (VIA uneducated) -> educated -- (possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge))

Sense 2
ignorant, illiterate -- (uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate")

INDIRECT (VIA uneducated) -> educated -- (possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge))

Sense 3
ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting -- (unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting")

INDIRECT (VIA uninformed) -> informed -- (having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer")

Similarity of adj ignorant

3 senses of ignorant

Sense 1
ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered -- (uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions")
       => uneducated (vs. educated) -- (not having a good education)

Sense 2
ignorant, illiterate -- (uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate")
       => uneducated (vs. educated) -- (not having a good education)

Sense 3
ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting -- (unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting")
       => uninformed (vs. informed) -- (not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Antonyms of adj ignorant 3 senses of ignorant Sense 1 ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered -- (uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions") INDIRECT (VIA uneducated) -> educated -- (possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)) Sense 2 ignorant, illiterate -- (uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate") INDIRECT (VIA uneducated) -> educated -- (possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)) Sense 3 ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting -- (unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting") INDIRECT (VIA uninformed) -> informed -- (having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer") Similarity of adj ignorant 3 senses of ignorant Sense 1 ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered -- (uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions") => uneducated (vs. educated) -- (not having a good education) Sense 2 ignorant, illiterate -- (uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate") => uneducated (vs. educated) -- (not having a good education) Sense 3 ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting -- (unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting") => uninformed (vs. informed) -- (not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public")
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