Synonyms of the word 
NONLITERATE → NONCIVILISED - NONCIVILIZED - PRELITERATE
nonliterate
- adj. Not literate; illiterate.
- n. A nonliterate person.
noncivilised
- adj. Alternative form of noncivilized.
noncivilized
- adj. Not civilized.
preliterate
- adj. (of a culture) that has not yet developed a written language.
- adj. (of a person) who has not yet learned to read and write.
- n. a member of such a culture.
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