Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun illiterate
1 sense of illiterate
Sense 1
illiterate, illiterate person, nonreader -- (a person unable to read)
=> ignoramus, know nothing, uneducated person -- (an ignorant person)
Antonyms of adj illiterate
3 senses of illiterate
Sense 1
illiterate (vs. literate) -- (not able to read or write)
literate (vs. illiterate) -- (able to read and write)
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
illiterate (vs. literate) -- (lacking culture, especially in language and literature)
literate (vs. illiterate) -- (versed in literature; dealing with literature)
=> belletristic -- (written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content)
=> literary -- (knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style")
Similarity of adj illiterate
3 senses of illiterate
Sense 1
illiterate (vs. literate) -- (not able to read or write)
=> analphabetic, unlettered -- (having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society")
=> functionally illiterate -- (having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs)
=> preliterate -- (not yet having acquired the ability to read and write)
=> semiliterate -- (barely able to read and write; "an semiliterate scrawl")
=> semiliterate -- (able to read but not to write)
Also See-> uneducated#1
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
illiterate (vs. literate) -- (lacking culture, especially in language and literature)
