Functionally illiterate
Functionally illiterate adjective - Having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs.
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Synonyms for Functionally illiterate
Unlettered and functionally illiterate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unlettered" instead an adjective phrase "Functionally illiterate".
Unlettered
Unlettered adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.
Usage example: unlettered moviegoers could scarcely imagine how little resemblance the film bore to the novel on which it was supposedly based
Functionally illiterate and unlettered are semantically related. You can use "Functionally illiterate" instead an adjective "Unlettered".
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Related pairs
- rude and functionally illiterate
- rude and unlettered
- ignorant and functionally illiterate
- ignorant and unlettered
- simple and functionally illiterate
- simple and unlettered
- unlearned and functionally illiterate
- unlearned and unlettered
- uneducated and functionally illiterate
- uneducated and unlettered
- untaught and functionally illiterate
- untaught and unlettered
- untutored and functionally illiterate
- untutored and unlettered
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Unlettered and Functionally illiterate. (2017). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/functionally_illiterate/unlettered
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