Functionally illiterate
Functionally illiterate adjective - Having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs.
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Synonyms for Functionally illiterate
Illiterate and functionally illiterate are semantically related In some cases you can use "Illiterate" instead an adjective phrase "Functionally illiterate".
Illiterate
Illiterate adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.
Usage example: offered menus with pictures, presumably for the many illiterate people who must eat there
Functionally illiterate and illiterate are semantically related in unable to read or write topic. You can use "Functionally illiterate" instead an adjective "Illiterate".
Nearby Words: illiteracy, illiterately
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- rude and functionally illiterate
- rude and illiterate
- ignorant and functionally illiterate
- ignorant and illiterate
- simple and functionally illiterate
- simple and illiterate
- unlearned and functionally illiterate
- unlearned and illiterate
- uneducated and functionally illiterate
- uneducated and illiterate
- untaught and functionally illiterate
- untaught and illiterate
- untutored and functionally illiterate
- untutored and illiterate
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Illiterate and Functionally illiterate. (2017). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/functionally_illiterate/illiterate
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