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benighted

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore B words

ignorant or unenlightened, as if in moral or intellectual darkness

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Benighted in a sentence

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He dismissed the past as a benighted age of superstition.

Synonyms
ignorantuninformedbackwardunenlightened
Antonyms
enlightenedinformed
Common questions

Questions about “benighted

Benighted (adjective) means ignorant or unenlightened, as if in moral or intellectual darkness
Here is benighted used in an example sentence: "He dismissed the past as a benighted age of superstition."
Common synonyms for benighted include ignorant, uninformed, backward, unenlightened.
Antonyms of benighted include enlightened, informed.
Benighted is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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