uneducated
adjective
un·ed·u·cat·ed
ˌən-ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd 
: having or showing little or no formal schooling : not educated
Owing to my father being left an orphan at the age of six years, in poverty, and in a new country, he became a wholly uneducated man.—
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincolnan uneducated attitude
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a literary reference that could not be grasped by an uneducated person
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Still, despite the glut of legal graduates, his shift in focus was an unusual move for an ambitious young man in a country where farming is seen as a job for old, uneducated or poor people.
—Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
The Catholic Church openly collaborated with the Ustaše, whose support came largely from young men with rural, blue-collar, uneducated backgrounds.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Look, the game is about first impressions and making decisions that are sort of uneducated.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
Similar views applied to immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, whom many Americans regarded as poor, uneducated, and inferior.
— Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
The Catholic Church openly collaborated with the Ustaše, whose support came largely from young men with rural, blue-collar, uneducated backgrounds.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Look, the game is about first impressions and making decisions that are sort of uneducated.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
Similar views applied to immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, whom many Americans regarded as poor, uneducated, and inferior.
— Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Uneducated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneducated. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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