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Lacking in knowledge or education

Lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something

Crude or ill-mannered

Having little knowledge or experience of a particular skill or field of work

Lacking perception or understanding of something

Without or lacking in

Having a tendency to inflict suffering and pain on others

Not civilized, typically with implications of a savage or violent nature

Deeply immersed in thought or an activity

Not cautious of possible dangers or problems

(informal, somewhat rare) An ignorant person

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Adjective

Lacking in knowledge or education

unknowledgeable

unsophisticated

uncomprehending

slow on the uptake

thick as two short planks

as thick as two short planks

not the full shilling

as green as grass

wet behind the ears

dead from the neck up

a brick short of a load

two sandwiches short of a picnic

soft in the head

feather-brained

not intelligent

mentally deficient

mentally handicapped

poorly educated

lacking knowledge

out of the loop

unable to read and write

one-dimensional

without thought

ill-thought-out

as daft as a brush

foolishly stupid

devoid of intelligence

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“I do not take kindly to being treated like an ignorant, unsophisticated fool.”

Adjective

Lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something

unacquainted with

unfamiliar with

unconversant with

uninformed about

uninitiated about

inexperienced in

inexperienced of

out of the loop of

unenlightened about

without knowledge

in the dark about

not having the faintest about

not knowing the first thing about

unknowledgeable

not in the loop

unaccustomed to

in ignorance of

out of the loop

taking no notice

without knowledge of

disregardful of

taking no notice of

paying no heed to

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“Please do not rush to judgment if you are ignorant of the facts.”

Adjective

Crude or ill-mannered

ill-humoured^UK

unsophisticated

undiscriminating

uncomplimentary

near the knuckle

close to the bone

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

confrontational

beyond the pale

high-and-mighty

tongue-in-cheek

as bold as brass

rubbing the wrong way

socially unsure

high and mighty

coming on strong

lacking in social graces

socially awkward

not afraid to call a spade a spade

lacking civility

politically incorrect

speaking as one finds

not on speaking terms

on a short fuse

evil-intentioned

calling a spade a spade

full of oneself

full of yourself

having short fuse

hot under collar

dishonorable^US

not backwards in coming forwards

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

throwing one's weight about

putting on airs

mincingly clever

uncommunicative

ill-favoured^UK

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

too big for your boots

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“Unfortunately, a few of my workmates can be really ignorant and rude sometimes.”

Adjective

Having little knowledge or experience of a particular skill or field of work

unsophisticated

wet behind the ears

unfamiliar with

lacking experience

easily taken in

as green as grass

easily deceived

like a babe in the woods

readily swallowing whole

readily taken in

readily falling for

non-professional

unconversant with

inexperienced in

unacquainted with

falling hook line and sinker

taking the bait

kidding oneself

swallowing whole

inexperienced at

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Adjective

Lacking perception or understanding of something

Adjective

Without or lacking in

unfamiliar with

unacquainted with

Adjective

Having a tendency to inflict suffering and pain on others

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

uncompassionate

take-no-prisoners

with a heart of stone

Mephistophelian

red in tooth and claw

lacking compassion

killer instinct

having a killer instinct

involving bloodshed

at each other's throats

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

double-crossing

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

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Adjective

Not civilized, typically with implications of a savage or violent nature

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Adjective

Deeply immersed in thought or an activity

head over heels

eat sleep and breathe

in a brown study

in a world of your own

with your head in the clouds

deep in thought

up to one's ears

preoccupied with

enthusiastic about

single-minded about

obsessive about

passionate about

having a one-track mind

lost in thought

paying attention

listening carefully

not missing a trick

on the qui vive

scrutinizing^US

mentally enchanted

burning with curiosity

scrutinising^UK

investigational

very interested

immersed in thought

highly interested

extremely interested

extremely curious

very inquisitive

lock stock and barrel

twitterpated by

infatuated with

enamoured of^US

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Adjective

Not cautious of possible dangers or problems

Noun

(informal, somewhat rare) An ignorant person

“You are an ignorant if you believe in Giorgio's preposterous claims about aliens.”

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