Ignorance and Knowledge

Ignorance

Ignorance noun - The state of being unlearned.
Usage example: with such vast sums spent on education, the level of ignorance among graduating seniors is a national disgrace

Knowledge is an antonym for ignorance in topics: lack of education, unintelligence.

Nearby Words: ignore, ignorant, ignored, ignoring

Knowledge

Knowledge noun - A body of facts learned by study or experience.
Usage example: the forest ranger shared some of his vast knowledge of the woods with us

Ignorance is an antonym for knowledge in topics: learning, information.

Nearby Word: knowledgeable

How words are described

human human ignorance human knowledge
public public ignorance public knowledge
certain certain ignorance certain knowledge
actual actual ignorance actual knowledge
Other adjectives: incredible, general, apparent, scientific, cultural, previous, technological.

Both words in one sentence

  • Riddle for the Ages At the end, Howard is unsure whether he wants to know as well, and the gang devise a quantum-uncertainty-inspired solution to achieve both knowledge and ignorance: Each of them tells him one possibility for what the letter said, only one being correct.
  • Anime / Divergence Eve Ignorance Is Bliss: "The truth doesn't always save somebody." Immortality Seeker: LeBlanc's ultimate goal is to get unlimited power through the knowledge of the universe.
  • There are few people out there who haven't heard their name before, but the average music fan's knowledge of them is ignorance at its finest.
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