Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for ignorant

Two senses of ignorant live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 3, Ridgeline

uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning

An ignorant man who never finished school.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

illiterate

Same sentence, swapped: An illiterate man who never finished school.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for ignorant as it is used in the sentence above.

unwitting
naive
rusty

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampThinking and knowing

uneducated in general

An ignorant man.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

unlearned

Same sentence, swapped: An unlearned man.

Close but different

unwitting
naive
rusty

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