What are the opposite words for ignorance?
Ignorance is often defined as a lack of knowledge or information. However, there are several antonyms that can be used to describe the opposite of ignorance. These include knowledge, awareness, enlightenment, intelligence, education, and understanding. Knowledge refers to the understanding or awareness of facts, while awareness is the conscious realization of something. Enlightenment refers to a state of being enlightened or acquiring wisdom, while intelligence is the ability to think, reason, and understand. Education involves learning through formal instruction, while understanding refers to a comprehension of a particular subject. By being aware of these antonyms, one can strive to combat ignorance and improve their overall understanding of the world around them.
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- attention
- thought
- agreement
- praise
- greeting
- calculation
- news
- report
- precision
- work
- intelligence
- instruction
- respect
- caution
- youth
- advice
- information
- feeling
- friendship
- courtesy
- head
- vigilance
- experiment
- interpretation
- reason
- measure
- life
- expectation
- application
- measurement
- method
- preservation
- preparation
- intuition
- killing
- sensibility
- heed
- hearing
- command
- experience
- sanity
- belief
- innocence
- running
- imagination
- ignorance
- conspiracy
- resource
- circumspection
- foresight
- knowledge
- search
- receipt
- means
- importance
- regret
- depth
- discrimination
- sense
- vision
- education
- inspection
- memory
- word
- abstraction
- accentuation
- adeptness
- admiration
- analysis
- anticipation
- astuteness
- awkwardness
- care
- charge
- civilization
- clairvoyance
- cleverness
- companionship
- concentration
- conception
- conservation
- consideration
- contemplation
- culture
- deference
- diligence
- diplomacy
- discipline
- emphasis
- enquiry
- estimate
- examination
- execution
- expertness
- explanation
- foresightedness
- genius
- genteelness
- good manners
- grace
- gumption
- instrumentation
- interrogatory
- judgment
- keeping
- lesson
- lookout
- maintenance
- maneuver
- mastery
- maturity
- memorization
- message
- meticulousness
- note
- notice
- once-over
- oversight
- perception
- perceptiveness
- precaution
- precognition
- preconception
- procedure
- proficiency
- recommendation
- refinement
- remembrance
- reportage
- retrospect
- sagacity
- sake
- science
- scruple
- shrewdness
- sound judgment
- speculation
- survey
- tact
- technique
- tip
- tip-off
- tradition
- usance
- view
- vigil
- workmanship
- ability
- accomplishment
- acquaintance
- acumen
- administration
- appreciation
- art
- artistry
- association
- awareness
- background
- brain
- capacity
- cerebration
- comment
- common sense
- communication
- competence
- comprehension
- concern
- conduct
- counsel
- cultivation
- custom
- deceit
- declaration
- deduction
- deliberation
- device
- discretion
- dope
- edification
- enlightenment
- erudition
- espial
- estimation
- expertise
- faculty
- fellowship
- finesse
- force
- forecast
- forethought
- guidance
- hand
- honor
- illumination
- industry
- inquiry
- insight
- interest
- intimacy
- investigation
- item
- ken
- knack
- look
- machination
- magnification
- mention
- mind
- nurture
- observance
- observation
- plot
- practice
- preview
- process
- prudence
- reach
- reading
- recognition
- regard
- remark
- research
- resourcefulness
- review
- role
- soul
- stress
- study
- stupidity
- supervision
- talent
- text
- ticket
- training
- trick
- trouble
- understanding
- usage
- voucher
- wariness
- watch
- way
- wisdom
- power to act, perform
- expertise/expertness
- state of being lost in thought
- ability to understand and reason
- management of an organization or effort
- great respect
- desirous pursuit of someone
- document of concurrence, contract
- hard work
- recognition of worth
- quickness at learning
- skill, creativity
- skill, cleverness
- great skill in creative endeavors
- memoir
- experience or circumstances
- putting regard in as true
- literature
- surveillance
- mind, intelligence
- subsistence
- compliment
- efficiency
- ability; competency
- personal interest, concern
- thoroughness
- alertness, carefulness
- supervisory responsibility
- culture, sophistication
- brightness, ingenuity
- deep thought
- rule, power
- statement of opinion; explanation
- information transmitted
- praise, flattery
- complicity
- friendliness
- understanding; idea
- interest; anxiety
- fact
- mental analysis
- collusion in plan
- deep thought; planning
- plan, fabrication
- accuracy
- expertise, skill
- development of land for growing
- breeding, education, sophistication
- assertion of belief or knowledge
- conclusion, understanding
- obedience, compliance
- serious thought, discussion
- inquest
- insight, wisdom
- wit/wits
- ploy, scheme, maneuver
- aptitude, ability
- perseverance in carrying out action
- aptitude
- regimen, training
- caution, judgment
- particularity in taste
- inside news
- improvement, education
- instruction, development of knowledge
- adeptness, effectiveness
- importance, prominence
- awareness, understanding
- higher education
- approximate calculation; educated guess
- belief, guess
- test, analysis
- investigation, test
- clarification; reason
- gaze
- event; detail of action
- ability, skill
- a state of mind, often strong
- sociability, association
- know-how, maneuver
- mental power, energy
- prediction, often of weather or business
- mental preparedness
- long, fixed stare
- gift of high intellect
- charm, loveliness
- hold, grip
- welcome; message of kindness
- nerve, initiative
- help, aid
- top part of an animate body
- opportunity to present views, knowledge, or skill
- care, thought
- hindsight
- light; making light
- power to create in one's mind
- familiarity
- facts, news
- asking; looking into
- intuitiveness, awareness
- cognizance/cognition
- examination, check
- capability of the mind; someone with capable mind
- ability to perceive, understand
- attraction, curiosity
- closeness between people
- thorough check
- part, article
- ability, talent
- know-how
- skill, talent
- person's understanding; information
- education, knowledge
- person's experiences
- context, point of view; understanding
- literacy
- written matter, both fictional and nonfictional
- visual examination
- maneuver, plot
- perpetuation, support; sustenance
- running an organization
- move, tactic
- plan, scheme
- command, expertise
- adulthood, full growth
- portion, scope
- record of experiences
- ability to hold in the mind
- referral, observation
- communication, often written
- advance(s)
- symbol, often used in reference to music
- belief, idea
- development, nourishment
- attention to, knowledge of something
- attention, scrutiny
- failure, omission
- mental acuteness
- understanding, idea
- cultivated look, performance
- fame
- carefulness; preventative measure
- idea formed before event occurs or facts are received
- development, readiness
- preliminary showing
- process, system for accomplishing something
- method; series of actions to achieve result
- polished skill
- ability, skillfulness
- ability, aptitude
- extent, range; stretch
- interpretation of written word
- identification, acknowledgment
- cultivation, civilization
- attention, look
- upset over past action
- comment, observation
- memory, recollection
- account, story
- reporting news
- examination, study
- supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial
- admiration given by others
- impersonation of a character
- benefit, gain
- mental health; soundness of judgment
- methodical study of part of material world
- awareness, perception
- responsiveness; ability to feel
- ability, talent to do something
- worry, anxiety
- psyche, inspiration, energy
- theory, guess
- learning, analysis
- management of people, project
- close observation, following
- scrutiny, examination
- finesse, thoughtfulness
- judgment, propriety
- good taste
- subject matter of document
- attention to detail
- manner, method
- established practice
- something requiring great effort
- guardianship; teaching
- comprehension, appreciation
- habit, custom
- mental image, concept
- method, technique
- insight, common sense
- business, occupation
- doting
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- attention
- thought
- agreement
- praise
-
greeting
- ciao,
- hi,
- highball,
- how-do-you-do,
- howdy,
- His,
- High five,
- Compellation,
- best wishes,
- good wishes,
- CIAOS,
- highballs,
- hellos,
- compellations,
- accostings,
- best wish,
- good wish,
- heraldings,
- high fives,
- how do you do,
- how do you dos,
- how-do-you-dos,
- howdies,
- speaking to,
- speaking tos,
- ushering ins,
- what's happening,
- whats happening,
- whats happenings.
- calculation
- news
- report
- precision
- work
- intelligence
- instruction
- respect
- caution
- youth
-
advice
- dissuasion,
- input,
- dissuasions,
- dis suasion,
- dis suasions,
- dis-suasion,
- dis-suasions,
- fore warnings,
- fore-warning,
- fore-warnings,
- in junction,
- in junctions,
- in puts,
- in-junction,
- in-junctions,
- in-put,
- in-puts,
- re commendation,
- re commendations,
- re-commendation,
- re-commendations,
- telltales,
- two cents' worth,
- word the wise.
- information
- feeling
- friendship
- courtesy
-
head
- capitulum,
- coconut,
- top dog,
- Capitula,
- Dominator,
- Coconuts,
- top story,
- first place,
- dominators,
- first places,
- fore front,
- fore fronts,
- fore-front,
- fore-fronts,
- fores,
- lead off people,
- lead off person,
- lead off persons,
- lead-off people,
- lead-off person,
- leadoff people,
- leadoff person,
- super visor,
- super-visors,
- top dogs,
- top stories,
- up stairs,
- up-stairs.
- vigilance
- experiment
- interpretation
- reason
- measure
- life
- expectation
- application
- measurement
- method
- preservation
-
preparation
- incubation,
- substructure,
- training,
- schoolwork,
- lead time,
- incubations,
- schoolworks,
- build ups,
- build-up,
- build-ups,
- getting readies,
- getting ready,
- lead times,
- making readies,
- making ready,
- pre paring,
- pre parings,
- pre-paring,
- pre-parings,
- putting in order,
- putting order,
- readyings,
- sub structure,
- sub structures,
- sub-structure,
- sub-structures,
- substructures.
- intuition
- killing
- sensibility
- heed
- hearing
- command
- experience
- sanity
- belief
- innocence
- running
- imagination
- ignorance
- conspiracy
- resource
- circumspection
-
foresight
- longsightedness,
- Long-sightedness,
- Prenotion,
- far sightedness,
- far sightednesses,
- far-sightedness,
- far-sightednesses,
- fore sight,
- fore sights,
- fore-sight,
- fore-sights,
- long sightedness,
- long sightednesses,
- long-sightednesses,
- longsightednesses,
- pre meditation,
- pre meditations,
- pre notion,
- pre notions,
- pre-meditation,
- pre-notion,
- pre-notions,
- prenotions.
- knowledge
- search
- receipt
- means
-
importance
- mark.
-
regret
- lamentation,
- ruefulness,
- self-disgust,
- self-reproach,
- regretfulness,
- dis appointment,
- dis appointments,
- dis comfort,
- dis comforts,
- dis satisfaction,
- dis satisfactions,
- dis-appointment,
- dis-appointments,
- dis-comfort,
- dis-comforts,
- dis-satisfaction,
- dis-satisfactions,
- re morse,
- re morses,
- re-morse,
- re-morses,
- regretfulnesses,
- ruefulnesses,
- self accusation,
- self accusations,
- self condemnation,
- self condemnations,
- self disgust,
- self disgusts,
- self reproach,
- self reproaches,
- self-accusations,
- self-condemnations,
- self-disgusts,
- selfaccusation,
- selfaccusations,
- selfcondemnation,
- selfcondemnations,
- selfdisgust,
- selfdisgusts,
- selfreproach,
- selfreproaches.
- depth
- discrimination
- sense
- vision
- education
- inspection
-
memory
- memorization,
- mnemonics,
- retentiveness,
- retrospection,
- subconsciousness,
- Dead-eye,
- deadeye,
- camera eye,
- camera eyen,
- camera eyes,
- camera eyne,
- camera-eye,
- camera-eyen,
- camera-eyes,
- camera-eyne,
- cameraeye,
- cameraeyen,
- cameraeyes,
- cameraeyne,
- dead eye,
- dead eyen,
- dead eyes,
- dead eyne,
- dead-eyen,
- dead-eyes,
- dead-eyne,
- deadeyen,
- deadeyes,
- deadeyne,
- memorizations,
- mind eye,
- minds eye,
- re calls,
- re capture,
- re captures,
- re minder,
- re-call,
- re-calls,
- re-capture,
- re-captures,
- re-minder,
- re-minders,
- retentivenesses,
- retrospections,
- sub consciousness,
- sub consciousnesses,
- sub-consciousness,
- sub-consciousnesses,
- subconsciousnesses.
- word
- abstraction
- accentuation
- adeptness
- admiration
- analysis
-
anticipation
- foretaste,
- prevision,
- previsions,
- looking forward,
- fore boding,
- fore bodings,
- fore seeing,
- fore seeings,
- fore tastes,
- fore-boding,
- fore-seeings,
- fore-tastes,
- foreseeings,
- high hope,
- high hopes,
- looking forwards,
- out look,
- out looks,
- out-look,
- out-looks,
- pre monition,
- pre monitions,
- pre science,
- pre sciences,
- pre sentiments,
- pre vision,
- pre visions,
- pre-monition,
- pre-science,
- pre-sciences,
- pre-sentiment,
- pre-sentiments,
- pre-vision,
- pre-visions,
- prior knowledge,
- prior knowledges,
- pro mise,
- pro mises,
- pro spect,
- pro spects,
- pro-mise,
- pro-mises,
- pro-spects.
- astuteness
- awkwardness
-
care
- fretfulness,
- mindfulness,
- stew,
- tribulation,
- Wardship,
- dis composure,
- dis composures,
- dis may,
- dis mays,
- dis quiet,
- dis quiets,
- dis tress,
- dis tresses,
- dis-composure,
- dis-composures,
- dis-may,
- dis-mays,
- dis-quiet,
- dis-quiets,
- dis-tress,
- dis-tresses,
- fore-bodings,
- fretfulnesses,
- mis giving,
- mis-giving,
- un easiness,
- un easinesses,
- un happiness,
- un happinesses,
- un-easiness,
- un-easinesses,
- un-happiness,
- un-happinesses,
- wardships.
- charge
- civilization
- clairvoyance
- cleverness
- companionship
- concentration
- conception
- conservation
- consideration
- contemplation
- culture
- deference
- diligence
- diplomacy
-
discipline
- domestication,
- inculcation,
- self-command,
- drillings,
- self-mastery,
- domestications,
- self command,
- self control,
- self government,
- self masteries,
- self mastery,
- self restraint,
- self-commands,
- self-masteries,
- selfcommand,
- selfcommands,
- selfcontrol,
- selfgovernment,
- selfmasteries,
- selfmastery,
- sub ordination,
- sub ordinations,
- sub-ordinations.
- emphasis
- enquiry
- estimate
-
examination
- blue book,
- cross-examination,
- view,
- Perlustration,
- orals,
- finals,
- the eye,
- blue books,
- checkings,
- cross examination,
- cross examinations,
- cross-examinations,
- crossexamination,
- crossexaminations,
- dis section,
- dis sections,
- dis-section,
- dis-sections,
- ex amination,
- ex aminations,
- ex-aminations,
- grillings,
- in quests,
- in-quest,
- in-quests,
- legworks,
- make ups,
- make-up,
- make-ups,
- perlustrations,
- the eyen,
- the eyes,
- the eyne.
-
execution
- decapitation,
- electrocution,
- gassing,
- impalement,
- strangulation,
- contract killing,
- gassings,
- hangings,
- decapitations,
- electrocutions,
- lethal injection,
- be heading,
- be headings,
- be-heading,
- be-headings,
- beheadings,
- contract killings,
- de capitation,
- de capitations,
- de liveries,
- de livery,
- de-capitation,
- de-capitations,
- de-liveries,
- de-livery,
- dis charge,
- dis charges,
- dis-charge,
- dis-charges,
- fulfillings,
- guillotinings,
- impalements,
- lethal injections,
- necktie parties,
- necktie party,
- nuts bolts,
- stranglings,
- strangulations.
- expertness
- explanation
- foresightedness
- genius
- genteelness
- good manners
- grace
- gumption
- instrumentation
- interrogatory
- judgment
- keeping
- lesson
- lookout
- maintenance
- maneuver
- mastery
- maturity
-
memorization
- rote.
- message
- meticulousness
- note
- notice
- once-over
-
oversight
- preterition,
- pretermission,
- pretermissions,
- de fault,
- de faults,
- de-fault,
- de-faults,
- dis regard,
- dis regards,
- dis-regard,
- dis-regards,
- in attention,
- in attentions,
- in-attention,
- mis cue,
- mis cues,
- mis take,
- mis takes,
- mis-cue,
- mis-cues,
- mis-take,
- mis-takes,
- over sight,
- over sights,
- over-looking,
- over-sight,
- over-sights,
- overlookings,
- preteritions.
- perception
- perceptiveness
- precaution
- precognition
- preconception
- procedure
- proficiency
- recommendation
- refinement
- remembrance
- reportage
- retrospect
- sagacity
- sake
- science
- scruple
- shrewdness
- sound judgment
- speculation
- survey
- tact
- technique
- tip
- tip-off
- tradition
- usance
- view
- vigil
- workmanship
- ability
- accomplishment
- acquaintance
- acumen
- administration
- appreciation
- art
- artistry
- association
- awareness
- background
- brain
- capacity
- cerebration
- comment
- common sense
- communication
- competence
- comprehension
- concern
- conduct
- counsel
- cultivation
- custom
- deceit
- declaration
- deduction
- deliberation
- device
- discretion
- dope
- edification
- enlightenment
- erudition
- espial
- estimation
- expertise
- faculty
- fellowship
- finesse
- force
- forecast
- forethought
- guidance
- hand
- honor
- illumination
- industry
- inquiry
- insight
- interest
- intimacy
- investigation
- item
- ken
- knack
- look
- machination
- magnification
- mention
- mind
- nurture
- observance
- observation
- plot
- practice
- preview
- process
- prudence
- reach
- reading
- recognition
- regard
- remark
- research
- resourcefulness
-
review
- book review,
- reassessment,
- reconsideration,
- redraft,
- Reviewal,
- redrafts,
- another look,
- another looks,
- book reviews,
- fresh look,
- fresh looks,
- march pasts,
- pro cession,
- pro cessions,
- pro-cession,
- pro-cessions,
- re assessment,
- re assessments,
- re capitulation,
- re capitulations,
- re consideration,
- re draft,
- re drafts,
- re think,
- re thinks,
- re view,
- re views,
- re vision,
- re visions,
- re-assessment,
- re-assessments,
- re-capitulation,
- re-capitulations,
- re-consideration,
- re-considerations,
- re-draft,
- re-think,
- re-thinks,
- re-view,
- re-views,
- re-vision,
- re-visions,
- reconsiderations,
- reviewals,
- second look,
- second looks.
- role
- soul
-
stress
- apprehensiveness,
- stress,
- tautness,
- tenseness,
- tensity,
- tightness,
- overextensions,
- apprehensivenesses,
- mis trust,
- mis trusts,
- mis-trust,
- nervous tension,
- nervous tensions,
- over extension,
- over extensions,
- over-extension,
- over-extensions,
- pro traction,
- pro tractions,
- pro-traction,
- pro-tractions,
- tautnesses,
- tensenesses,
- tensities,
- tightnesses.
- study
- stupidity
- supervision
- talent
- text
- ticket
- training
- trick
- trouble
- understanding
- usage
- voucher
- wariness
- watch
- way
- wisdom
- power to act, perform
- expertise/expertness
- state of being lost in thought
- ability to understand and reason
- management of an organization or effort
- great respect
- desirous pursuit of someone
- document of concurrence, contract
- hard work
- recognition of worth
- quickness at learning
-
skill, creativity
- art.
- skill, cleverness
- great skill in creative endeavors
- memoir
- experience or circumstances
- putting regard in as true
- literature
- surveillance
- mind, intelligence
- subsistence
- compliment
- efficiency
- ability; competency
-
personal interest, concern
- care.
- thoroughness
- alertness, carefulness
- supervisory responsibility
- culture, sophistication
- brightness, ingenuity
- deep thought
- rule, power
- statement of opinion; explanation
- information transmitted
- praise, flattery
- complicity
- friendliness
- understanding; idea
- interest; anxiety
- fact
- mental analysis
- collusion in plan
- deep thought; planning
- plan, fabrication
- accuracy
- expertise, skill
- development of land for growing
- breeding, education, sophistication
- assertion of belief or knowledge
- conclusion, understanding
- obedience, compliance
- serious thought, discussion
- inquest
- insight, wisdom
- wit/wits
- ploy, scheme, maneuver
- aptitude, ability
- perseverance in carrying out action
- aptitude
- regimen, training
- caution, judgment
- particularity in taste
-
inside news
- dope.
- improvement, education
- instruction, development of knowledge
- adeptness, effectiveness
- importance, prominence
- awareness, understanding
- higher education
- approximate calculation; educated guess
- belief, guess
- test, analysis
- investigation, test
- clarification; reason
- gaze
-
event; detail of action
- fact.
- ability, skill
- a state of mind, often strong
- sociability, association
- know-how, maneuver
- mental power, energy
- prediction, often of weather or business
- mental preparedness
-
long, fixed stare
- gaze.
- gift of high intellect
- charm, loveliness
- hold, grip
- welcome; message of kindness
- nerve, initiative
-
help, aid
- hand.
-
top part of an animate body
- head.
- opportunity to present views, knowledge, or skill
-
care, thought
- heed.
- hindsight
- light; making light
- power to create in one's mind
- familiarity
- facts, news
- asking; looking into
- intuitiveness, awareness
- cognizance/cognition
- examination, check
- capability of the mind; someone with capable mind
- ability to perceive, understand
- attraction, curiosity
- closeness between people
- thorough check
-
part, article
- item.
- ability, talent
- know-how
- skill, talent
- person's understanding; information
- education, knowledge
-
person's experiences
- life.
- context, point of view; understanding
- literacy
- written matter, both fictional and nonfictional
-
visual examination
- look.
- maneuver, plot
- perpetuation, support; sustenance
- running an organization
- move, tactic
-
plan, scheme
- plot.
- command, expertise
- adulthood, full growth
- portion, scope
- record of experiences
- ability to hold in the mind
- referral, observation
- communication, often written
- advance(s)
-
symbol, often used in reference to music
- note.
- belief, idea
- development, nourishment
- attention to, knowledge of something
- attention, scrutiny
- failure, omission
- mental acuteness
- understanding, idea
- cultivated look, performance
- fame
- carefulness; preventative measure
- idea formed before event occurs or facts are received
- development, readiness
- preliminary showing
- process, system for accomplishing something
- method; series of actions to achieve result
- polished skill
- ability, skillfulness
- ability, aptitude
- extent, range; stretch
- interpretation of written word
- identification, acknowledgment
- cultivation, civilization
- attention, look
- upset over past action
- comment, observation
- memory, recollection
- account, story
- reporting news
- examination, study
- supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial
- admiration given by others
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impersonation of a character
- role.
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benefit, gain
- sake.
- mental health; soundness of judgment
- methodical study of part of material world
- awareness, perception
- responsiveness; ability to feel
- ability, talent to do something
- worry, anxiety
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psyche, inspiration, energy
- soul.
- theory, guess
- learning, analysis
- management of people, project
- close observation, following
- scrutiny, examination
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finesse, thoughtfulness
- tact.
- judgment, propriety
- good taste
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subject matter of document
- text.
- attention to detail
- manner, method
- established practice
- something requiring great effort
- guardianship; teaching
- comprehension, appreciation
- habit, custom
- mental image, concept
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method, technique
- way.
- insight, common sense
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business, occupation
- work.
- doting
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
- Antonyms:
- combine, join.