Unknowing and Worldly

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Unknowing adjective - Lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment.

Usage example: those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening

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Worldly is an antonym for unknowing.

Nearby Words: unknown, unknowable, unknowingly

Worldly adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.

Usage example: she returned from her year as an exchange student a much more worldly person

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Unknowing is an antonym for worldly.

Nearby Words: world, worldling

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Worldly and Unknowing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/unknowing/worldly

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