uninstructed
Lacking any direction
Uninstructed means not given instructions or direction.
An uninstructed jury has received no guidance from the judge.
In political contexts, uninstructed delegates are free to vote their conscience rather than being bound to a particular candidate.
The word can also mean uneducated or untrained: uninstructed in the ways of the world.
Without formal instruction
- unschooledLacking formal instruction
- uneducatedLacking formal instruction
- self-taughtEducated without instructors
- autodidacticLearning independently, without instruction
uncoached · unguided · undirected · unsupervised · undrilled · unprepared · left alone · unled
Lacking necessary knowledge
- unenlightenedLacking awareness or knowledge
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- nescientHaving no knowledge
- benightedMorally or intellectually dark
unacquainted · unversed · clueless · in the dark · unknowledgeable · unlearned · blank · empty
Lacking practical knowledge
- greenColor of vegetation
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- uninitiatedLacking specialized knowledge
- unfamiliarNot previously known
innocent · guileless · ingenuous · unsophisticated · unworldly · artless · unaware · unknowing
untutored
Without formal instruction
- unschooledLacking formal instruction
- uneducatedLacking formal instruction
- self-taughtEducated without instructors
autodidactic · uncoached · unguided · undirected · unsupervised · undrilled · unprepared · left alone · unled · unadvised
uninformed
Lacking necessary knowledge
- unenlightenedLacking awareness or knowledge
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- nescientHaving no knowledge
benighted · unacquainted · unversed · clueless · in the dark · unknowledgeable · unlearned · blank · empty · incognizant
inexperienced
Lacking practical knowledge
- greenColor of vegetation
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- uninitiatedLacking specialized knowledge
unfamiliar · innocent · guileless · ingenuous · unsophisticated · unworldly · artless · unaware · unknowing · simple