Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb unteach

2 senses of unteach

Sense 1
unteach -- (cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier)
       => teach, learn, instruct -- (impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat")

Sense 2
unteach -- (cause to unlearn; "teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods")
       => teach, learn, instruct -- (impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat")

Antonyms of adj untaught

1 sense of untaught

Sense 1
unschooled, untaught, untutored -- (lacking in schooling; "untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient"; "an untutored genius"; "uneducated children")

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

Similarity of adj untaught

1 sense of untaught

Sense 1
unschooled, untaught, untutored -- (lacking in schooling; "untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient"; "an untutored genius"; "uneducated children")
       => uneducated (vs. educated) -- (not having a good education)

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