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
Naive and illiterate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Naive" instead an adjective "Illiterate".
Nearby Words: illiteracy, illiterately
Naive
Naive adjective - Lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment.
Illiterate and naive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Illiterate" instead an adjective "Naive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- green and illiterate
- green and naive
- unsophisticated and illiterate
- unsophisticated and naive
- ignorant and illiterate
- ignorant and naive
- simple and illiterate
- simple and naive
- unlearned and illiterate
- unlearned and naive
- uneducated and illiterate
- uneducated and naive
- untaught and illiterate
- untaught and naive
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