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as in unfamiliarity
the state of being unaware or uninformed
ignorance of the law is no excuse
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as in illiteracy
the state of being unlearned
with such vast sums spent on education, the level of ignorance among graduating seniors is a national disgrace
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Recent Examples of ignorance
This suggests that the ability to infer and act upon others’ ignorance may date back to the last common ancestor of humans and bonobos, which lived between eight million and six million years ago.
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025
Philosophy that is aware of our ignorance is a step forward.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Feb. 2025
Don the veil of ignorance, however, and the many positives start to make sense.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Welles attributed these innovations to his own ignorance as a first-time filmmaker entering Hollywood from a career in theater and radio.
—John Semley, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025
Philosophy that is aware of our ignorance is a step forward.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Feb. 2025
Don the veil of ignorance, however, and the many positives start to make sense.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Welles attributed these innovations to his own ignorance as a first-time filmmaker entering Hollywood from a career in theater and radio.
—John Semley, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorance
Noun
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The National Financial Educators Council reports that financial illiteracy cost Americans more than $436 billion in 2022.—
Dr. Aman Alzubier,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Johnson also highlighted the dangers of financial illiteracy, referencing both the 2008 financial crisis and the current student loan crisis as examples of how a lack of understanding can lead to catastrophic outcomes.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Sosa had previously claimed his innocence when asked about using PEDs, and had been estranged from his former franchise since his 2007 retirement.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Their attorneys have maintained the brothers’ innocence.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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And that's where a consideration of stupidity is essential.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Your article exemplifies the stupidity and selfishness of those ruling California’s Democratic Party.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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More recently, however, both the manosphere and the alt-right have adopted the term cuck as a more general synonym for weakness, desperation and foolishness.—
Brooke Scelza,
Scientific American,
19 Sep. 2024
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The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorance. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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