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Synonyms for enlightened
en·light·ened
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
enlightened
Synonyms:
elevated, exalted, grand, great, humane, intellectual, intelligent, noble, refinedAntonyms:
animal, base, beastly, bestial, brutal, brute, brutish, carnal, coarse, ignorant, imbruted, insensible, lascivious, sensual, sottish, stolid, stupid, swinish, unintellectual, unspiritual, vile
Princeton's WordNet
initiate, enlightenedadjective
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
"it is very familiar to the initiate"
Synonyms:
pundit, learned person, novice, initiate, savant, beginner, tyro, tiroAntonyms:
unenlightened, dark, benighted, uninformedenlightenedadjective
having knowledge and spiritual insight
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educatedAntonyms:
unenlightened, benighted, uninformed, darkeducated, enlightenedadjective
characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved
"an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate"
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educatedAntonyms:
unenlightened, benighted, dark, uninformed
Dictionary of English Synonymes
enlightenedadjective
Synonyms:
instructed, informed, educated, intelligent, refined, highly civilized
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "enlightened":
informed, illuminated, illustrated, lit, clarified, open-minded, broad-minded
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#209 | great | |
#1450 | grand | |
#2119 | informed | |
#3740 | intellectual | |
#4767 | intelligent | |
#5122 | illustrated | |
#5214 | noble | |
#8015 | lit | |
#8685 | refined | |
#9161 | beginner | |
#9302 | educated | |
#10803 | initiate | |
#10805 | elevated | |
#12577 | novice | |
#14750 | illuminated | |
#15979 | humane | |
#16938 | pundit | |
#19839 | clarified | |
#20413 | enlightened | |
#27462 | exalted | |
#40169 | savant | |
#89303 | tiro | |
#100447 | tyro |
How to use enlightened in a sentence?
Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.
Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely:
Sweden has crossed all red lines in relations with Israel, this is defamation of Israel and the statements are distancing Sweden from the ranks of enlightened nations that can take part in the dialogue about rights in the region.
We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen.
Measuring such a large cohort without any prejudice really enlightened us on how inaccurate we all were about one of the most basic concepts of our existence, which is what we eat and how we integrate nutrition into our daily life, in contrast to our current practices, tailoring diets to the individual may allow us to utilize nutrition as means of controlling elevated blood sugar levels and its associated medical conditions.
Being okay with the middle seat, especially on a long flight, is an exercise in acceptance and willingness to allow what is be what is, if you’re able to give up your privacy and your autonomy, and realize it’s just a moment in time that will pass, you’re probably the most enlightened passenger on the plane.
Translations for enlightened
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- المستنيرArabic
- osvícenýCzech
- oplysteDanish
- informiert, aufgeklärt, erleuchtetGerman
- φωτισμένοςGreek
- lumigitaEsperanto
- sabio, iluminado, informado, educadoSpanish
- منورPersian
- valaistunut, valistunutFinnish
- éclairéFrench
- soilsitheIrish
- נאורHebrew
- प्रबुद्धHindi
- tercerahkanIndonesian
- illuminatoItalian
- 悟りを開いたJapanese
- ڕۆشنبیرKurdish
- illustratumLatin
- opplystNorwegian
- iluminadoPortuguese
- просвещённыйRussian
- அறிவாளிTamil
- aydın, farkında, bilinçliTurkish
- просвітленийUkrainian
- روشن خیالUrdu
- אויפגעקלערטעYiddish
- 开明Chinese
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