WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•ed•u•cat•ed /ʌnˈɛdʒəˌkeɪtɪd/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- not educated formally;
inadequately educated.
un•ed•u•cat•ed
(un ej′ŏŏ kā′tid, -ed′yŏŏ-),USA pronunciation adj.
- not educated.
- un-1 + educated 1580–90
- untutored, unschooled, untaught, uninstructed, unenlightened, uninformed, uncultivated. See ignorant.
'uneducated' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Italian
- ain't
- bogan
- booboisie
- bubba
- civilize
- clay eater
- deaf
- ignorant
- illiterate
- lowbrow
- of
- peasant
- redneck
- strine
- substandard
- than
- theater
- uninstructed
- unlearned
- unlettered
- you