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)

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