Antonyms for knownothing
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : noh-nuhth-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnoʊˌnʌθ ɪŋ |
Definition of knownothing
Origin :- "ignoramus," 1827, from know + nothing. As a U.S. nativist political party, active 1853-56, the name refers to the secret society at the core of the party, about which members were instructed to answer, if asked about it, that they "know nothing." The party eventually merged into the Republican Party.
- As in uneducated : adj lacking knowledge
- As in empty-headed : adj flighty, scatterbrained
- As in ignoramus : noun simpleton
- Then, too, Forestburg was a Knownothing stronghold, and we fell naturally into our daddies' way of thinking.
- Extract from : « The Statesmen Snowbound » by Robert Fitzgerald
Synonyms for knownothing
- benighted
- blockhead
- brainless
- dimwit
- dizzy
- dunce
- empty-headed
- featherbrained
- fool
- frivolous
- giddy
- harebrained
- idiot
- ignoramus
- ignorant
- illiterate
- imbecile
- inane
- inerudite
- know-nothing
- lowbrow
- moron
- numbskull
- silly
- skittish
- stupid
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- uneducated
- uninstructed
- unlearned
- unlettered
- unread
- unrefined
- unschooled
- untaught
- untutored
- vacant
- vacuous
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