📚illiteracy

Meaning

The inability to read or write.

The inability to read and write; lack of education or knowledge in a particular area.

Example Sentences

Illiteracy remains a major challenge in many developing countries.

Illiteracy often leads to poverty and unemployment.

Synonyms

ignorance, unawareness, ill-education, illiterateness, lack of education, unlearned state, uneducated condition

Entry 1

ignorance, unawareness, ill-education, illiterateness

Entry 2

ignorance, lack of education, unlearned state, uneducated condition

Antonyms

literacy, education, knowledge, learning, erudition, scholarship

Entry 1

literacy, education, knowledge

Entry 2

literacy, education, learning, knowledge, erudition, scholarship

Collocations

high illiteracy rate, fight illiteracy, widespread illiteracy, adult illiteracy

More Example Sentences

Illiteracy is a big problem for our country.