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Divide literate into syllables:

lit · er · ate

How to pronounce literate:

Synonyms for literate:

alphabetiser
alphabetizer
individual
literate person
person
reader
somebody
someone
soul
writer

Antonyms for literate:

analphabetic
backward
benighted
boorish
brainless
colloquial
common
cretinous
dark
dense
dumb
empty-headed
idiotic
ignoramus
ignorant
ill-educated
ill-informed
illiterate
imbecilic
inerudite
inexperienced
innocent
insensible
know-nothing
lacking knowledge
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