uninformed
adjective
un·in·formed
ˌən-in-ˈfȯrmd 
: not educated or knowledgeable : not having or based upon information or awareness : not informed
an uninformed opinion
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the mayor is clearly uninformed when it comes to the state of the city's schools
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Many are under the misapprehension that reconfiguring the busing schedule would create an undue burden on the school system and wreak havoc on the school day, but this stance is uninformed and defeatist.
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Aysheh Abuarqub, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
Isaacson’s biography concludes before Musk thrust himself into the political arena as Trump’s uninformed booster and ATM ($270 million during the 2024 campaign).
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Much of the recent unrest stems from radical organizations preying on the impressionable and uninformed, and those groups that have been working in concert to commit unlawful acts should be held fully accountable.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Demonizing the delta smelt was — and is — a way to make facile points to uninformed voters by suggesting that the interests of what appears to be an unimportant fish are somehow elevated above those of human residents.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Aysheh Abuarqub, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
Isaacson’s biography concludes before Musk thrust himself into the political arena as Trump’s uninformed booster and ATM ($270 million during the 2024 campaign).
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Much of the recent unrest stems from radical organizations preying on the impressionable and uninformed, and those groups that have been working in concert to commit unlawful acts should be held fully accountable.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Demonizing the delta smelt was — and is — a way to make facile points to uninformed voters by suggesting that the interests of what appears to be an unimportant fish are somehow elevated above those of human residents.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Uninformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninformed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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