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naught disavow not know the first thing about empty-handed nil empty zero not know one's ass from one's elbow not know the first thing about sth not know one's arse from one's elbow nothing have (got) nothing on knew nix zilch mere introduction virgin territory acataleptic a fish out of water closed book idle know–nothingism ken known nowt can understand solipsism null ignore an open book mum acquaintance a certain pure zip not ne'er-do-well wit curiosity void savvy nada only do-naught arbitrarily none on a need-to-know basis see barefoot intuit naughty know free nothingness sod all nought not a sausage bare square fuck all ex nihilo apex truism dunno foreknow curious foresee merely good-for-nought damn all good-for-naught naught [or] nought gratis haveless annul stranger charlatan cognize just no-account faineant hobson's choice tell twiddle annihilate all worst moxie vegetate twiddle one's thumbs thorough damn inactive tautological nihilism do-nothing knowing search know-all stern but wis malfeasance integral veneer tawdry blank aught cipher cannot choose but free lunch desolate fain�ant [or] faineant nobbut nihility jack weet know-it-all in the dark hogwash note wist smoke empty–handed explicit emptiness veracious meet love direct gratuitous apropos necessity hand fall skill palpitation afaik substantially unknown lame experience out of thin air sit on your hands con put on airs agony supernumerary think pensive sly nihil hee-haw learn sod tacit Fanny Adams indistinctive dwindle entire nuffin frank diddly sweet fanny adams ignoramus despair questioning omniscient evanesce Peter unmake bupkis wastrel twiddle your thumbs recognize agnostic wot uneventful complete dummy clear SIT fig hopeless benighted incomparable immediately immediate taste know something inside out have-something divine sound alone sit around feel barely at least je ne sais quoi have nosy interest y’know waste nonentity unreserved creationism nullity rapscallion hands wasteland drone told IDK wonder know better acquaint telling no more simply diddly-squat whatever witness spalpeen duck misken silence is golden quidnunc fruitless unknow apprehend read ado plain sheer dissolve there's no such thing as a free lunch illiterate loaf idly costless on fiddle-faddle insignificant dick beyond other with your eyes closed/shut complimentary non-paying know (someone) by name sussed collapse understanding understood realize read someone’s mind experiment seemingly assure perfect figurant dead zone dead silent scratch bludge substitute insouciance radio silence snafu stand around Kent unclear intimate eavesdrop proclaim discover hear search me! kenning enshroud incurious cognizance intuition next knowingly do lie bean book speak sight mahala zippo lurdan less fall through all for naught not a dicky bird abortive nm full from scratch repudiate dead end sit (around) on your backside nothing comes of precious sausage in full in its/their totality least end of story dreary devour keep your mouth shut have no recollection nothing like air mindless vacant carefree sweet FA/Fanny Adams rapscallionly stew nihilist banal satisfy futility seal bored create epistemology sweet FA make no move clueless uncluttered vacuous naething donought be poles apart turn to dust bilk not say boo foolproof teach card good–for–naught hilt hog-shearing in its/their entirety run into the sand scroyle name-dropping finality let analphabet doodad connection whatsit smattering fizzle frustrate double negative clean hiatus exhaust landlubber uninterested plug wind know-how known known known unknown useless doodly-squat wait around nuttin' unavailing be at a loose end period negative have time on your hands doss dummy up trifling by itself hollow be at a loose end (or North American at loose ends) precise squat unrewarded unsparing have no concern with keep something quiet perish misknow kan learning savoir-faire kenna mac preknow a tough nut to crack doohickey put/get the word out idea know something backwards know something like the back of one's hand cun have (got) no idea learnt unknowable smarty episteme know something backward and forward kendna precognize know something inside and out couldn't think knowledge learned I couldn't tell you interknow be on nodding terms reknow know–all how should/would I know I can't think barehanded on the bounce ragabash unproductive fiddling directly adjoining at a loose end still full-frontal nothing in it (for someone) make no mention of serene sit on one's arse transparently go up in smoke browser faff lorel all-or-none a fat lot rampallian neat unknown unknown it's a long lane that has no turning outright uncut nugatory melt faute de mieux be in the dark previse no secret see something at a glance not have the faintest idea/notion not have the remotest idea at home in false dawn button your lip quits that's about it/all simple come clean want bubkes adjacent by oneself measly distinguish find smarts scrape acquaintance with attain sever come to sth skybal Deo volente rotten idle away bum around last resort incident sit about fool around makeshift in (one's) shirtsleeves thoroughly unadulterated omniscience don't ask me there is no saying knaw know which side one's bread is buttered (on) donothingness staid sit around (somewhere) take the wraps off sth how should I know? privy to any rightly shadowy well-kept secret introduce snub know someone/something inside out intriguing gentleman smart not know beans about have/know all the answers get better acquainted cold-shoulder foredeem indiscernible know something like the back of your hand let it be known indeterminable kon expertise read minds familiar cluey pedigreed news hidden whereof unforeseeable inside inform know full well ascertain easy how-to's read someone's mind have been there before you may well ask quaint common knowledge there's no telling state the obvious doubtless not have the faintest/slightest idea certain incomprehensible know full/perfectly well not have a clue present have no idea get the memo know sth inside out drive the big question intact doing unity lunch space Maori P.T. spin your wheels not put a foot wrong solely time on your hands in the raw relaxed something back-to-back does fine words butter no parsnips know-nothingness good–for–nothingness in the clear eat up something futile a pack of lies au naturel gasbag go for yak psychomonism non-dairy net run out plead ignorance n-word wish sth away dateless lamp speak up shapeless trumped-up routine watch out for flash in the pan DOS quiescent inertia hand–to–mouth time materialist leastways drain fatality up to par uncontrolled starting price hang around engross keep up appearances peter out tinker's damn double annihilation eventless have eyes like a hawk materialism use up something what you see is what you get sit on your arse obliterate little tight not/nothing much one-track mind niˈhility lounge keep one's own counsel up stripped-down out of harm’s way moon around keep your own counsel bum fits and starts little (or nothing) short of from soup to nuts hold your tongue mention have time to kill humdrum from zero there is nothing like blatherskite did wait out someone or something claptrap wish away something defeat done deafening wholeness unplantable strikeout losel integrity have a nodding acquaintance with someone/be on nodding terms with someone your guess is as good as mine quizzical onion know of inside out ignorant obviously secretive not know the half of it somehow or other something is anyone's guess read someone's thoughts the literati factive what look after play/act dumb buddy oh be at a loss you’ve got me (there) don't have a clue big unknown agree to differ for aught one knows in your element alien not have the foggiest (idea) to the best of my belief agog wotteth live under a rock privileged feel free (to do something) doodah so long be on speaking terms prosopagnosia mind how you go logical Lord (only) knows know-all-about-it God/Goodness/Heaven knows a good friend know-nothingism let in instinct blow the lid off something I have no idea have eyes in the back of your head have your head in the clouds open lie through your teeth play keep up with let someone in on a (little) secret so much from visit with sb survival instinct analphabetic pickup thingamajig bastard inquire wisdom the cognoscenti the thing with/about clearly spill your guts determinable faint take the wraps off something have (got) something on someone inscrutable person I'll be hanged if I know learn/know the ropes number Lord knows keep up on know one's limits wost for all I know hiya hear of God (only) knows interested faze there's no knowing/telling/saying sense of direction what's sth in aid of? whatchamacallit obscure plead dirty little secret discern best-kept secret cagey talk unknown to someone in polite company read sb's mind lay sth on know where you stand there's no saying lack direction intellective wottest acknowledge acquainted speaking (a) penny for your thoughts basic spoke jive purposeful how should/would one know extrapolate sluggard epistemological give the game away never/not miss a trick know–it–all perception I (or he, she, etc.) cannot (or could not) say spoken it beats me be in (on) the secret Adam for someone’s consumption flag up bounds IDEK legend not know where/which way to turn anticipate enquire territory turn a blind eye connected gather shit have the time have a clue field au fait new household name keep big words awake God (or goodness or heaven) knows be news to sb sugar social network not know whether to laugh or cry the blind leading the blind to your cost know who’s who from bitter experience arch rest on your laurels unread cur that's that stick at nothing exasperate exasperation goof around layoff saturate that (and) that's all she wrote bad hair day desert despairing specific retch even even-steven start from scratch on an empty stomach contemn innovative nonsense well toucher postpaid postage-paid furring strip as good as it gets gridlock ordinary austere omit would not do sth for all the tea in China inefficient piffle sneeze drop way that’s all all-or-nothing string along black hole finger choke have little/nothing to recommend him/her/it garbage exasperating grasping at straws live (from) hand to mouth be as good as it gets do something/nothing/anything about something empty your mind fishbowl comfortless inert groundbreaking stalemate comment on the receiving end of something judgment pair of spectacles nothing of the kind pap sit by bargain ask for badlands a conspiracy of silence have nothing to hide come two cents unexceptionable fiddlestick reply-paid get grief stick wash random tooth bootstrap let (something) slide relax she's apples nothing less than something may/might as well intrusive from the ground up completeness to the ground unprovoked finish with yap creation there is no substitute for something bored stiff talking shop block off anent sealed secure/safe in the knowledge that finish be laughing beyond help burn out whatever happens concentration fike indecinable anodyne blind alley teacup routinier sb can't win rest/sit on one's laurels to end all nuncle np consecutive short whole infinite avail bubble windbag yawn freedom have something/nothing to show for something declarator lounge around coast like banging/hitting your head against a brick wall not for all the tea in China milk run godforsaken the still of the night closed block sth up class mark time clear conscience goose egg exasperated illiteracy grind glum lip service giveaway max sth out ragamuffinly nihilianism nothing of the sort stainless what are you going to do? sound and fury individualism prevent junk swedge natality nuts your normal/usual self beyond compare sketchbook engrossed
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Words For "know-nothing"
As you've probably noticed, words for "know-nothing" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this word similarity engine, the top 5 related words for "know-nothing" are: naught, disavow, not know the first thing about, empty-handed, and nil. There are 992 other words that are related to or similar to know-nothing listed above. Hopefully the generated list of words for "know-nothing" above suit your needs. If not, you might want to check out Related Words - another project of mine which uses a different technique (not though that it works best with single words, not phrases).
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