🙈illiterate

Meaning

Unable to read or write.

unable to read or write; lacking education

Example Sentences

Many villagers were still illiterate in the past.

The program aims to help illiterate adults learn to read and write.

Example Expressions

computer illiterate

Synonyms

uneducated, unread, ignorant, unschooled, unlettered

Entry 1

uneducated, unread, ignorant, unschooled

Entry 2

uneducated, unlettered, unschooled, ignorant

Antonyms

literate, educated, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly

Entry 1

literate, educated, knowledgeable

Entry 2

literate, educated, learned, scholarly

Collocations

illiterate person, remain illiterate, largely illiterate, computer illiterate, functionally illiterate, illiterate adults

Entry 1

illiterate person, remain illiterate, largely illiterate, computer illiterate

Entry 2

illiterate person, functionally illiterate, illiterate adults