Standard Lemma guide

uninformed

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ʌnɪnˈfɔɹmd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N IH0 N F AO1 R M D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not informed; ignorant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not imbued with life or activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not informed; lacking in knowledge or information

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the uninformed public

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: informed

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English inform English -ed English informed English uninformed From un- + informed.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անտեղյակ (anteġyak) — not informed
  • Bengali: বেওয়াকেফ (beōẇakeph) — not informed
  • Finnish: tietämätön — not informed
  • Finnish: epätietoinen — not informed
  • Kazakh: бейхабар (beixabar) — not informed
  • Romanian: neinformat — not informed
  • Spanish: ignaro — not informed
  • Spanish: desinformado — not informed