Antonyms of adj nonliterate

1 sense of nonliterate

Sense 1
preliterate, nonliterate -- (used of a society that has not developed writing)

INDIRECT (VIA noncivilized) -> civilized, civilised -- (having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world")

Similarity of adj nonliterate

1 sense of nonliterate

Sense 1
preliterate, nonliterate -- (used of a society that has not developed writing)
       => noncivilized (vs. civilized), noncivilised -- (not having a high state of culture and social development)