as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
gathered the village's children, who were uninstructed for the most part, and formed a school
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Recent Examples of uninstructed
Training protocols that treat uninstructed inner speech as silence.
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Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But uninstructed delegates could advocate for policy changes at the convention in Chicago.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
But this year he's come down from Chicago to help organize for uninstructed.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But uninstructed delegates could advocate for policy changes at the convention in Chicago.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
But this year he's come down from Chicago to help organize for uninstructed.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninstructed
Adjective
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The league might be skeptical that the Clippers were merely ignorant of the Aspiration-Leonard relationship and question why the team didn’t undertake more diligence.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conversations that would’ve otherwise been fun and intellectually stimulating will start to feel childish and ignorant.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Clearly frustrated, Palencia gave up five runs and recorded zero outs during the ninth inning of that 6-3 loss to the Washington Nationals, a last-place team with a largely inexperienced and nondescript lineup.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Having won five straight Ryder Cups and 12 of the last 13, the American team entered as the heavy favorite despite fielding a relatively inexperienced squad.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Uninstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninstructed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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