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- Dictionaryen·light·ened/inˈlītnd/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook: "the more enlightened employers offer better terms"
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Synonyms for ENLIGHTENED: educated, civilized, enhanced, matured, modern, grown, mature, perfected; Antonyms of ENLIGHTENED: retarded, primitive, lower, undeveloped, rudimentary, backward, rude, low.
Synonyms for ENLIGHTEN: inform, tell, advise, instruct, educate, teach, acquaint, familiarize; Antonyms of ENLIGHTEN: mislead, misinform, confuse, puzzle, perplex, obscure, darken, cloud.
Need synonyms for enlightened? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Contexts . Adjective. Having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook. Having or showing great knowledge or learning. Objective or fair, after taking everything into account.
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Synonyms and antonyms of enlightened in English. enlightened. adjective. These are words and phrases related to enlightened. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of enlightened. The enlightened department head asked for our views. Synonyms. aware. broad-minded. civilized. cultivated. educated. informed.
Combine these meanings — "into the light" — and you're describing what it is that characterizes an enlightened person: a sense of clarity and understanding. People often seek to be enlightened spiritually, by taking pilgrimages, meditating, or looking to spiritual gurus like the Dalai Lama.
