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What is another word for
illiterate
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Adjective
Unable to read or write, or not educated in general
Ignorant in a particular subject or activity
In violation of the rules and conventions of language and grammar
Lacking class or refinement in one's manner or behavior
Noun
A person who lacks sense or judgment
A crude, uncouth and uncultured person
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▲
Adjective
▲
Unable to read or write, or not educated in general
uneducated
unschooled
untaught
unread
unlettered
untutored
nonliterate
unlearned
uninstructed
analphabetic
untrained
uninformed
unenlightened
backward
inerudite
functionally illiterate
unable to read or write
benighted
ignorant
dark
simple
rude
unscholarly
uncultivated
unqualified
unsophisticated
unversed
uncultured
green
nescient
unintellectual
ill-educated
naive
uncivilized
US
inexperienced
unaccomplished
uncivilised
UK
insensible
witless
obtuse
misinformed
unwitting
mindless
innocent
imbecilic
moronic
uninitiated
oblivious
apprenticed
thick
cretinous
unmindful
unsuspecting
shallow
dense
unknowledgeable
unconversant
unconscious
birdbrained
blind to
in the dark
ill-informed
unrefined
natural
instinctive
unstudious
poorly educated
lowbrowed
unadvanced
elementary
uncomplicated
low-browed
unskilled
amateur
raw
unpractised
non-technical
unequipped
unacquainted
inexpert
unchartered
unlicensed
incompetent
incapable
uncertificated
dilettante
new
lay
non-professional
amateurish
undisciplined
novice
untamed
unprepared
not trained
wild
more ❯
“How does one teach an
illiterate
teenager to read and write?”
Adjective
▲
Ignorant in a particular subject or activity
ignorant
benighted
innocent
unknowledgeable
inexperienced
unwitting
oblivious
uninitiated
simple
unaware
unconscious
nescient
dark
unknowing
rude
blind
in the dark
out of the loop
unable to read and write
uneducated
unlearned
unread
unschooled
unlettered
untaught
nonliterate
unenlightened
uninstructed
thick
birdbrained
untutored
uninformed
stupid
unintelligent
analphabetic
mindless
dense
airheaded
obtuse
witless
naive
dumb
dopey
dim
shallow
backward
moronic
empty-headed
vacuous
thickheaded
unsmart
unsophisticated
unscholarly
softheaded
thick-witted
slow-witted
untrained
unintellectual
unconversant
green
cretinous
imbecilic
daft
dozy
slow on the uptake
not the full shilling
brainless
half-witted
dull
foolish
slow
fatuous
doltish
lamebrained
boneheaded
oafish
chuckleheaded
lamebrain
bonehead
opaque
gormless
knuckleheaded
pinheaded
dorky
lunkheaded
dunderheaded
senseless
dopy
silly
bubbleheaded
brain-dead
dim-witted
weak-minded
superficial
unworldly
unqualified
uncomprehending
primitive
chowderheaded
dof
hebete
dotish
glaikit
divvy
thick as two short planks
pig-ignorant
as thick as two short planks
uncultivated
wet behind the ears
as green as grass
dead from the neck up
a brick short of a load
two sandwiches short of a picnic
underdeveloped
undeveloped
clueless
insensible
unpolished
uncivilized
US
incognizant
unmindful
unacquainted
misinformed
uncivilised
UK
apprenticed
uncultured
unsuspecting
idiotic
blind to
vapid
goofy
credulous
feeble
inane
scatterbrained
archaic
soft
dippy
dappy
thoughtless
batty
giddy
dizzy
vacant
dotty
screwy
frivolous
featherbrained
scatty
skittish
ditzy
harebrained
flighty
mediaeval
UK
antiquated
medieval
US
feudal
know-nothing
hare-brained
pea-brain
soft in the head
feather-brained
pea-brained
more ❯
“Couple a scientifically
illiterate
public with activist groups well-versed in scare tactics and what do you get?”
Adjective
▲
In violation of the rules and conventions of language and grammar
agrammatical
ungrammatic
ungrammatical
incoherent
catachrestic
solecistic
incorrect
imprecise
improper
nonstandard
inaccurate
ill-formed
“Using
illiterate
phrasing would have been a simple way to cover the sender's tracks.”
Adjective
▲
Lacking class or refinement in one's manner or behavior
vulgar
uncouth
coarse
rude
unrefined
rough
crude
uncultivated
uncultured
boorish
gross
unpolished
crass
loutish
unsophisticated
impolite
tasteless
common
unmannerly
low
lowbrow
lowbred
uneducated
raffish
philistine
rugged
incult
roughneck
illiberal
insensible
indecorous
ignorant
yobbish
plebby
unseemly
plebeian
baseborn
ill-bred
ill-mannered
rough-hewn
low-minded
low-born
uncivilized
US
barbaric
savage
barbarous
barbarian
wild
primitive
uncivil
heathen
oafish
Neanderthal
brutish
heathenish
natural
unmannered
Neandertal
untamed
thuggish
benighted
uncivilised
UK
vicious
inhuman
churlish
discourteous
graceless
gruff
ungentlemanly
indelicate
ungracious
inelegant
bad-mannered
rustic
unladylike
inconsiderate
cloddish
blunt
bearish
raw
tactless
clumsy
slobbish
thoughtless
gauche
brusque
awkward
harsh
clodhopping
disrespectful
loud
clownish
mannerless
insensitive
unsavoury
UK
ungallant
unsavory
US
curt
provincial
classless
impertinent
inurbane
ocker
offensive
impudent
uncalled-for
hick
callous
insolent
swinish
indiscreet
ungraceful
unchivalrous
unsubtle
sullen
improper
bungling
brash
unhandsome
blundering
rash
untactful
simple
surly
mean
base
stiff
cantankerous
unpoised
ornery
undiplomatic
wooden
uncomfortable
uneasy
inept
maladroit
rustical
hasty
foul-mouthed
low-bred
loud-mouthed
unfeeling
undiscriminating
imperceptive
ungainly
cruel
parochial
hooligan
loudmouthed
dour
insulting
lumpish
lewd
gawky
irritable
stupid
indecent
lumpen
imprudent
sharp
abusive
audacious
cheeky
disgracious
injudicious
unpolitic
misbehaved
unpleasant
unworldly
shameless
badly behaved
lubberly
fresh
untutored
impolitic
stilted
raunchy
corrupt
outlandish
ill-humored
US
backward
heavy-handed
ill-humoured
UK
socially unsure
socially awkward
lacking in social graces
socially inept
non-U
unfinished
basic
agrestic
nescient
uncontrolled
in a state of nature
earthy
troglodytic
common as muck
countrified
unlettered
stolid
rough and ready
ill-behaved
uncoordinated
sketchy
distasteful
obnoxious
obtuse
rowdy
bullying
doltish
disagreeable
immature
manlike
tomboyish
mannish
unfeminine
unwomanly
hoydenish
dense
hoonish
ungentlemanlike
careless
presumptuous
poor
shoddy
derogatory
pert
brassy
ungenteel
straightforward
precipitate
backwoods
hillbilly
tacky
cheap
impure
out-of-line
lippy
short
tart
offhand
uncourtly
sleazy
sordid
unaccomplished
off
contumelious
underbred
malapert
trailer-park
like a bull in a china shop
flip
offish
abrupt
unfriendly
tough
profane
severe
ribald
hard
brutal
bluff
obscene
foul
grumpy
dirty
forbidding
austere
fierce
bawdy
roughcast
grim
vulgarian
filthy
stern
grouchy
crabbed
steely
stark
intimidating
louring
crusty
flinty
artless
onerous
unceremonious
bitter
hardhanded
oppressive
ungentle
heavy
touchy
unwise
inadvisable
snippy
murderous
lowering
unsociable
unthinking
unperceptive
unkind
uncharitable
truculent
cussed
unneighborly
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
ill-advised
ill-natured
cross-grained
mean-spirited
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Noun
▲
A person who lacks sense or judgment
fool
simpleton
idiot
dope
dunce
moron
berk
chump
dummy
bonehead
charlie
clod
cretin
ignoramus
imbecile
jerk
nincompoop
ninny
blockhead
dimwit
dolt
jackass
loon
mug
nit
nitwit
clot
dullard
git
halfwit
dipstick
dumbo
plonker
prat
twit
wally
sap
fathead
bozo
buffoon
dunderhead
goose
coot
dork
lamebrain
pillock
divvy
nerd
numbskull
pea-brain
schmuck
silly
thickhead
dumb-bell
dum-dum
goon
numpty
plank
airhead
birdbrain
chucklehead
knucklehead
muttonhead
pinhead
prick
pudding-head
wooden-head
donkey
geek
noodle
putz
turkey
twerp
oaf
boob
muppet
nerk
chowderhead
dingbat
ding-dong
gobdaw
gonzo
lamer
schlemiel
schlepper
simp
sumph
bird-brain
doofus
dumbhead
dweeb
galoot
goof
goofball
goofus
klutz
lummox
mooncalf
yo-yo
cluck
clunk
dip
eejit
gink
meatball
schlep
thicko
weenie
weeny
wiener
bogan
dill
dingleberry
drongo
goat
palooka
poop
spud
squarehead
zombie
alec
balloon
booby
boofhead
featherhead
galah
gowk
half-wit
knobhead
nong
nyaff
poon
tomfool
wazzock
clodpate
clodpole
cuckoo
dorba
loggerhead
mampara
ninnyhammer
noddy
spoony
charley
lightweight
lunatic
mompara
numskull
ding-a-ling
wing nut
dumb ox
softhead
clown
bore
stooge
innocent
simple
stupid
nimrod
stupe
sucker
nutcase
nut
brute
rascal
victim
lump
foolish person
yahoo
dumbbell
meathead
dodo
easy mark
fair game
stupid person
schlub
mutt
clodpoll
bubblehead
woodenhead
deadhead
mome
dummkopf
shlub
natural
saphead
lunkhead
cuddie
hammerhead
schnook
stock
hardhead
ratbag
cuddy
gander
golem
know-nothing
featherbrain
rattlebrain
flibbertigibbet
ditz
scatterbrain
dim bulb
schmo
twonk
dumb cluck
duffer
silly billy
incompetent
loser
bungler
lout
dupe
blunderer
lame-brain
boor
clodhopper
laughingstock
tosser
monkey
butthead
ox
muggins
lubber
yokel
goop
pushover
Neanderthal
bumpkin
gull
gawk
lug
hulk
kook
dag
tool
botcher
bumbler
baboon
tit
drip
beast
bruiser
lowbrow
witling
bodger
butt
amateur
pain in the backside
pain in the rear
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
figure of fun
bimbo
retardate
ignorant
knothead
milksop
weakling
hayseed
dotard
wag
zany
droll
buffo
juggins
dumdum
prig
tosspot
chutiya
numptie
loony
retard
addlepate
screwball
harebrain
beefhead
bust
jughead
slow learner
airling
goof ball
mental defective
weirdo
wimp
pea brain
born fool
joculator
antic
hick
cloth-head
yobbo
ape
wuss
stumblebum
barbarian
Simple Simon
yob
bear
gorilla
patsy
hobbledehoy
bosthoon
churl
scozza
chav
skate
oik
cougan
goober
freak
fop
pigeon
weed
clumsy idiot
joker
joke
laughing stock
dull person
Merry Andrew
clownlike person
merry-andrew
soft touch
fall guy
noncompos
fumbler
butterfingers
blunderbuss
screwup
butcher
muddler
lurdan
mismanager
addlebrain
jackleg
muffer
spoiler
goof off
clumsy oaf
screw up
hopeless case
foul-up
more ❯
Noun
▲
A crude, uncouth and uncultured person
barbarian
boor
oaf
yahoo
clodhopper
clod
yob
philistine
yobbo
bogan
roughneck
cougan
vulgarian
ignoramus
scozza
oik
ned
lowbrow
crude
lager lout
lout
brute
rowdy
ruffian
hooligan
thug
yokel
hoodlum
hoon
beast
ogre
hick
savage
bumpkin
peasant
hayseed
rube
hillbilly
bucolic
culchie
bogman
lubber
churl
clown
country bumpkin
schlub
rustic
countryman
bosthoon
bruiser
cornball
chawbacon
lummox
provincial
country cousin
dork
brawler
tough
goon
toughie
primitive
buffoon
pagan
Neanderthal
lump
countrywoman
boob
ocker
clodpole
ape
chav
gorilla
bushy
bully boy
hard man
nincompoop
simpleton
hind
carl
kern
country dweller
village idiot
booby
clodpoll
son of the soil
daughter of the soil
plonker
Goth
plebeian
vandal
heathen
pleb
radge
country
unsophisticated person
bovver boy
paysan
campesino
ryot
muzhik
paisano
fellah
contadino
contadina
kulak
booner
bevan
bushie
joskin
backwoods person
country person
redneck
weasel
pig
loudmouth
skank
rough
idiot
fool
imbecile
dullard
dolt
twit
moron
doofus
jackass
dunce
pillock
halfwit
schmuck
dimwit
dummy
dumbhead
lamebrain
dumbbell
meathead
dope
clot
numbskull
nitwit
bozo
baboon
putz
sap
dweeb
dodo
noddy
spud
bonehead
numpty
knucklehead
klutz
dumbo
nimrod
chump
nit
lamer
goof
loon
donkey
muppet
fathead
galoot
wiener
geek
turkey
dipstick
dill
numskull
ninny
birdbrain
goofball
git
poop
nerd
mutt
clunk
simp
cretin
airhead
pinhead
dingbat
thicko
mug
eejit
blockhead
dingleberry
stupid
chucklehead
stumblebum
goose
mompara
ninnyhammer
wally
prat
drongo
chowderhead
galah
stupe
bubblehead
weeny
boofhead
woodenhead
poon
cuckoo
schlemiel
deadhead
tosser
jerk
mome
tit
dummkopf
loggerhead
squarehead
muttonhead
shlub
nong
thickhead
gawk
natural
noodle
featherhead
charlie
goofus
saphead
bear
dunderhead
loser
lunkhead
lug
alec
blunderer
gink
wazzock
palooka
plank
knobhead
cuddie
twerp
hobbledehoy
divvy
hammerhead
gobdaw
charley
prick
lunatic
schnook
hulk
coot
meatball
gowk
berk
stock
hardhead
ratbag
gonzo
cuddy
gander
golem
nerk
witling
zombie
dorba
mooncalf
dip
sumph
spoony
nutcase
cluck
tomfool
nyaff
nut
twonk
skate
schlepper
balloon
ox
ding-dong
dum-dum
half-wit
dumb-bell
know-nothing
wing nut
ding-a-ling
dumb cluck
clumsy idiot
stupid person
pudding-head
pea-brain
dumb ox
wooden-head
yo-yo
dim bulb
lame-brain
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illiteracy
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