as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
an unschooled but nevertheless intelligent woman who desperately wanted to learn how to read
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Recent Examples of unschooled
How to watch the 10 Oscar movies nominated for best picture
Heaven forbid you are unschooled for the post-Oscars discourse!
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Now, instead of a master weaver being required to make cloth, an unschooled child could work a loom.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2024
Los Angeles officials have spoken openly about attempts to find unschooled students and help remove obstacles that are preventing them from coming to school.
—Sharon Lurye, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
To an unschooled observer, the piano appears to be in good shape, its brown, hardwood body scuffed a bit here and there, and in need of a good sanding and refinishing.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Nov. 2022
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Now, instead of a master weaver being required to make cloth, an unschooled child could work a loom.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2024
Los Angeles officials have spoken openly about attempts to find unschooled students and help remove obstacles that are preventing them from coming to school.
—Sharon Lurye, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
To an unschooled observer, the piano appears to be in good shape, its brown, hardwood body scuffed a bit here and there, and in need of a good sanding and refinishing.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unschooled
ignorant
Adjective
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Simone, still at the hospital, remains blissfully ignorant of Kiki’s vengeful turn.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Conservative media, once a proud home to voices like Charles Krauthammer, Jonah Goldberg, and Bill Kristol, now platforms ignorant Trump sycophants who have no use for conservative principles — or principles of any kind.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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“Unschooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unschooled. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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