undereducated

adjective

un·​der·​ed·​u·​cat·​ed ˌən-dər-ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce undereducated (audio)
Synonyms of undereducatednext
: poorly educated

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Trump’s politics may be ugly, foolish, and vain, but ours is often an ugly, undereducated, and vain country. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 Many people, including those who have vitiligo, are misinformed or undereducated about the condition. — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023 And what our society produces is people who are undereducated, or just educated enough to perform specific tasks—the way to get a good education is to study something that has this high economic value. — Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 One of this play’s many delights arrives when down-market, undereducated Becky comes face-to-face with the aristocratic Susan, their similarities soon as peculiar and glaring as their differences. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undereducated

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undereducated was in 1848

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