BENIGHTED Synonyms
0 hypernym for benighted. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BENIGHTED
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| backward | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective • directed or facing toward the back or rear • (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature adverb • at or to or toward the back or rear • in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal • in or to or toward a past time adjective satellite • retarded in intellectual development • having made less than normal progress | ||||||
| ignorant | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication • uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field • unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge | ||||||
| illiterate | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • not able to read or write • lacking culture, especially in language and literature noun • a person unable to read adjective satellite • uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field | ||||||
| nescient | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible • uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication | ||||||
| primitive | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization • a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived • a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms adjective satellite • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type • used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies • of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style | ||||||
| unaware | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • (often followed by `of') not aware | ||||||
| uncivilized | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • without civilizing influences | ||||||
| undeveloped | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not developed, mature, or fully formulated • not developed, improved, exploited or used | ||||||
| uneducated | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not having a good education | ||||||
| unenlightened | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not enlightened; ignorant adjective satellite • lacking information or instruction | ||||||
| uninformed | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not informed; lacking in knowledge or information | ||||||
| uninstructed | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking information or instruction | ||||||
| unknowing | adjective adj | |||||
noun • ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs) adjective satellite • unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge | ||||||
| unschooled | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking in schooling | ||||||
| unsophisticated | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not wise in the ways of the world • lacking complexity • awkwardly simple and provincial | ||||||
| dark | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||
| nighted | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • overtaken by night or darkness | ||||||