uninitiated adj : not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes" [syn: uninitiate]

English

Pronunciation

• a UK /ʌnɪnˈɪʃi.eɪtɪd/

Adjective

1. Describing someone who, or something which, has not been initiated.

Translations

Noun

uninitiated

1. In the context of "plurale tantum|usually as “the uninitiated”": Those who have not be initiated into the secrets of something; outsiders collectively.

   His jargon-filled talk was gibberish to the uninitiated but clear and concise to practitioners.

a novice at, a stranger to, amateurish, awkward, blankminded, callow, dumb, empty, empty-headed, fresh, gauche, green, green as grass, groping, ignorant, immature, inane, inexperienced, innocent, know-nothing, naive, nescient, new to, raw, semiskilled, simple, strange to, tentative, unaccomplished, unaccustomed to, unacquainted, unacquainted with, unapprized, unbusinesslike, uncoached, uncomprehending, unconversant, unconversant with, undeveloped, unendowed, unenlightened, unexperienced, unfamiliar, unfamiliar with, unfinished, unfledged, ungifted, unilluminated, uninformed, uninitiated in, unintelligent, unknowing, unmatured, unpolished, unposted, unpracticed, unpracticed in, unprepared, unprimed, unprofessional, unripe, unschooled, unseasoned, unskilled, unskilled in, unsure, untalented, untaught, untrained, untried, untutored, unused to, unversed, unversed in, vacuous