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as in unfamiliarity
the state of being unaware or uninformed
ignorance of the law is no excuse
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as in illiteracy
the state of being unlearned
with such vast sums spent on education, the level of ignorance among graduating seniors is a national disgrace
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Recent Examples of ignorance
Specialty nurseries devoted to breeding, growing and selling rare and unusual plants are slowly disappearing in Southern California, due to high real estate costs and waning interest (or ignorance) from gardeners and landscape designers.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
There are complaints from the Russian army that North Korean soldiers are becoming a burden due to their ignorance in drones, Lee added after the briefing.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Another issue may stem from simple ignorance rather than intentional judgment.
—Libby Ryan, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
The problem with Colorado’s current poop protocol, Thomas said, isn’t ignorance.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
There are complaints from the Russian army that North Korean soldiers are becoming a burden due to their ignorance in drones, Lee added after the briefing.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Another issue may stem from simple ignorance rather than intentional judgment.
—Libby Ryan, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
The problem with Colorado’s current poop protocol, Thomas said, isn’t ignorance.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ignorance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorance
Noun
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Unfashionable clubs like Brentford, Brighton, and Hove Albion have leveraged the statistical illiteracy that pervades the world's most popular game to great success.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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In short, the Sanders idea is a frank expression of economic illiteracy.—
Rich Lowry,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2024
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Attorneys for Michael Madigan opened their final bid to persuade jurors of his innocence by hearkening back to a memorable nickname for the former speaker: the Sphinx.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Teni, just 2 years old at the time, was forced to witness the appalling scene unfold through a lens of innocence.—
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Watch stupidity and laziness (my much better working title for The End of Work was The End of Laziness) rapidly disappear as technological advance erases so much of what people used to do for a living in favor of living for work.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
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Their books’ fantasies of martyrdom and religious metaphysics are a feint so as not to recognize the need for socialism at home and abroad, and to obscure American stupidity.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Fonseca got tough and the line between bravery and foolishness, at times, became imperceptible.—
James Horncastle,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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The problem is not the companies but the system, whose foolishness is very clear to those, like me, who have spent decades abroad.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorance. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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