UNINSTRUCTED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

uninstructed

adjective

ˌən-in-ˈstrək-təd

Definition of uninstructed

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books gathered the village's children, who were uninstructed for the most part, and formed a school

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Recent Examples of uninstructed If 60% of voting shareholders support a proposal and 40% oppose it, uninstructed shares would follow the same distribution. — James H. Lee, Fortune, 28 May 2026 Training protocols that treat uninstructed inner speech as silence. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 But this year he's come down from Chicago to help organize for uninstructed. — Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024 But uninstructed delegates could advocate for policy changes at the convention in Chicago. — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024

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Adjective

Understandably, Penn struggles to hold these disparate points of focus together with a performance that vacillates between disarmingly dopey and almost willfully ignorant of the realities of the 2000s media landscape.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Some people in the White House treated Jackie as a cipher, ignorant of almost everything happening.

— Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

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Right tackle Joe Alt (neck) and left guard Kayode Awosika (fibula) remain out, meaning rookie center Jake Slaughter will continue to anchor a front that has featured several inexperienced players over the last two games.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
These experienced and skilled athletes, who are often 22 or 23 years old, are appealing to coaches, especially when compared with inexperienced and physically less developed freshmen.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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