Unknowing and Worldly-wise
Opposite meaning words
Unknowing
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
Worldly-wise is an antonym for unknowing.
Worldly-wise
Worldly-wise adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.
Usage example: her long career as a globe-trotting journalist has made her very worldly-wise and even a little jaded
Unknowing is an antonym for worldly-wise.
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Worldly-wise and Unknowing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/unknowing/worldly-wise
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