Nonliterate
Nonliterate adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.
Usage example: an organization helping nonliterate adults improve their reading skills
Philistine and nonliterate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Philistine" instead an adjective "Nonliterate".
Philistine
Philistine adjective - Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values.
Nonliterate and philistine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nonliterate" instead an adjective "Philistine".
Nearby Word: philistinism
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crude and nonliterate
- crude and philistine
- rude and nonliterate
- rude and philistine
- coarse and nonliterate
- coarse and philistine
- barbarous and nonliterate
- barbarous and philistine
- uncultured and nonliterate
- uncultured and philistine
- rough and nonliterate
- rough and philistine
- unrefined and nonliterate
- unrefined and philistine
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Philistine and Nonliterate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonliterate/philistine
Nonliterate & Philistine. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonliterate/philistine>.
Philistine or Nonliterate. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonliterate/philistine.
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