I. adjective
Synonyms: ignorant 1, benighted, empty-headed, know-nothing, rude, uneducated, uninstructed, unlettered, untaught, untutored
Antonyms: literate; erudite
II. noun
one who cannot read or write
the training of adult illiterates
Synonyms: analphabet
Related Word: functional illiterate, semiliterate, subliterate
Antonyms: literate