From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnot know any betternot know any betterused to say that someone does something bad or stupid because they have not been told or taught that it is wrong Drugs are being sold to children who don’t know any better.

What is a word for not knowing what to do?

Synonyms

  • ignorant. adjective. not knowing something that you should know or need to know.
  • unacquainted. adjective. formal without knowledge of something.
  • unknowing. adjective.
  • unsuspecting. adjective.
  • unfamiliar. adjective.
  • uninformed. adjective.
  • lost. adjective.
  • hazy. adjective.

Is there a word for not knowing?

Similar words for not knowing: unknowing (adjective) mistake (verb) other synonyms.

What’s a word for not aware?

In this page you can discover 52 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for unaware, like: oblivious, out-of-it, ignorant, unapprised, innocent, inattentive, uninformed, aware, unacquainted, unmindful and unknowing.

What do you call someone who doesnt know any better?

lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man. lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact: ignorant of quantum physics. due to or showing lack of knowledge or training: an ignorant statement.

Do you feel any better meaning?

Used to ask someone who has been feeling unwell, either physically or emotionally, if there has been an improvement in their condition.

What is the synonym of knowing?

adj.experienced, aware.

What is the meaning of lack of knowledge?

ignorant
Full Definition of ignorance : the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness.

Are you feel better or do you feel better?

You can use “are you feeling better now” from day to night, 24/7 and it implies continuity. While “Do you feel better” is fine (from a non-native speaker of English) because depression is not like a cold.

What is don’t know any better?

Don’t get so mad at him for writing on the walls—he’s two, he doesn’t know any better. 2. To not have (contradictory) information about something. Used in the construction “if I didn’t know (any) better” to sarcastically or ironically suggest that something is probably or obviously the case.

What is another word for not knowing?

Synonyms for not knowing include unknowing, ignorant, innocent, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, uninformed, unwitting, clueless and incognizant. Find more similar

What does lack of knowledge mean?

It means that you do not know enough about a topic or situation to be able to know if what the other person is saying is true. In your example, it’s is implying that the writer knows so little about cars that the mechanic could cheat them using an electric can opener and they lacked the knowledge to understand it was happening to them.

What is a word for someone who is not aware of?

unconversant. unnoticing. unrecognizing. not aware. impervious. indifferent to. ill-informed. unaccustomed to. unused to.