UNREAD Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

unread

adjective

ˌən-ˈred

Definition of unread

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books an officer who seemed to be completely unread in military theory

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Recent Examples of unread But the unread books remained unread and grew at a slow and steady pace while new AI projects grew exponentially. — Philip Maymin, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 Yet during some of those years—okay, many of them—the weekly issues have piled up in my home and gone mostly unread between biannual days of bingeing and purging. — John Williams, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026 Others can emerge during the long recovery afterward, when missed physical therapy appointments and unread discharge instructions slow healing. — Nandan Lad, Time, 27 Apr. 2026 Today’s astro-weather is buzzing with unread texts and analysis paralysis, but beneath all of the distractions (not to mention the need to overexplain yourself), an important truth is coming to the surface. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unread

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unread

Adjective

Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2026

Definition of ignorant

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As its name suggests, the product is formulated with skin care superstar retinol to smooth fine lines and crow’s feet and brighten dark circles.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 July 2026
El Floridita and Sloppy Joe’s, tourist destinations made famous by American novelist Ernest Hemingway, sat dark and shuttered.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026