ignorant
Not knowing about something, often because you have not been told or taught.
ignorant in a sentence
- The newcomer was ignorant of the school's rule about wearing hats indoors.
- Before the museum trip, I was ignorant about how the pyramids were built.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to ignorant?
- Aknowledgeable
- Beducated
- Cunaware
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C: unaware. The other three mean the opposite of ignorant.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to ignorant?
- Aknowledgeable
- Bunaware
- Cuninformed
- Dunknowing
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A: knowledgeable. The other three mean nearly the same as ignorant.
Words that mean something similar
unaware, uninformed, unknowing
Words that mean the opposite
knowledgeable, educated
More words about thinking & learning
- illusion: Something that tricks your eyes or mind into believing what is not real.
- imaginative: Full of new and clever ideas.
- immerse: To put something completely under a liquid, or to get lost in an activity.
- improvise: To make or do something on the spot without preparing.
- infer: To work out something that has not been said directly.
- ingenious: Very clever and full of smart ideas.
- inquisitive: Always wanting to find things out.
- inscribe: To write or carve words onto something.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test