UNREAD Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

unread

adjective

ˌən-ˈred

Definition of unread

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books an officer who seemed to be completely unread in military theory

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Recent Examples of unread Thou mayest skim unread messages if the number of notifications is greater than 20. — Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026 And somewhere on a beach in Indonesia, a book stayed unread a little longer than usual. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Others can emerge during the long recovery afterward, when missed physical therapy appointments and unread discharge instructions slow healing. — Nandan Lad, Time, 27 Apr. 2026 Yet during some of those years—okay, many of them—the weekly issues have piled up in my home and gone mostly unread between biannual days of bingeing and purging. — John Williams, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unread

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unread

Adjective

Howard Bryant's comparison this week between Cunningham's comments and Colin Kaepernick's protests was both ignorant and desperate.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Only those stubbornly ignorant to the human cost of actual combat would be psyched to bring on more of it.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignorant

Adjective

In Helaena’s room, Rhaenyra finds a tapestry Helaena had just finished sewing that predicts a dark and fiery end for Rhaenyra in the future.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
For somewhere closer to home, check a light pollution map and head to an area that looks dark.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026