illiterate

nouns

a person unable to read

not able to read or write

illiterate

antonym

is similar to

having little acquaintance with writing

"special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society"

is similar to

having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs

is similar to

not yet having acquired the ability to read and write

is similar to

barely able to read and write

"an semiliterate scrawl"

is similar to

able to read but not to write

see also

not having a good education

is an attribute of

the ability to read and write

uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

"she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate"

ignorant, illiterate

lacking culture, especially in language and literature

illiterate

antonym