unenlightened

Examples

• All

• However, and thankfully, you seem to be in the minority with your unenlightened views here.

  Blog text (2)

• A monarch who refuses to keep his word is uncivilized, unenlightened, and, frankly, ungrateful.

  Anna and the King (1999)

• In this sense, he is unenlightened.

  Academic text (2018)

• So many of the structures are the products of unenlightened states of consciousness.

  Evan Carmichael

• I'm not part of the unenlightened masses that the museum seeks to reach.

  Academic text (2005)

• But he whose intellect is still unenlightened thinks that the Holy Scriptures are contradictory.

  Blog text (14)

• The institutional changes outlined in the article resembled the transition from unenlightened despotism to a constitutional monarchy.

  Academic text (1991)

• The company's decision to ignore employee feedback showed they were unenlightened about workplace needs.

• Her unenlightened views about climate change prevented her from supporting necessary environmental policies.

• Many people remain unenlightened regarding the importance of mental health in overall well-being.

Synonyms

B

blind

vsunenlightened

542 4.9

Not noticing facts or reason because of strong feelings

is a lack of knowledge or awareness rather than an inability to perceive reason

I

ignorant

vsunenlightened

333 3.7

Not knowing about something or how it works

is the same idea expressed in a different form

N

naive

vsunenlightened

264 4.1

Not experienced and too ready to trust others

is a broader absence of knowledge rather than childlike innocence or trust

C

clueless

vsunenlightened

94 4.3

Not knowing about a subject or how to do something

is less extreme, indicating a general or partial lack of knowledge

U

uneducated

vsunenlightened

50 2.8

A person who has little or no schooling

focuses on general lack of knowledge rather than education history

U

uninformed

vsunenlightened

39 3.7

Not knowing about a subject or situation

covers a broader lack of general knowledge or awareness

I

illiterate

vsunenlightened

11 4.8

Not knowing much about a subject

signals general ignorance beyond lacking knowledge in one specific area

U

unsophisticated

vsunenlightened

10 4.7

A person who has little experience of the world and seems naive

is about lacking knowledge or awareness rather than lack of refinement

U

uninitiated

vsunenlightened

8 8.0

People who do not know about a subject or activity

implies broader lack of knowledge beyond a single activity or area

B

benighted

vsunenlightened

• Formal

4 9.9

A person who does not have much knowledge or awareness of new ideas

is a neutral lack of knowledge without moral or cultural judgment

U

unschooled

vsunenlightened

4 5.5

A person who has no formal education

is broader lack of knowledge beyond absence of formal schooling

U

undereducated

vsunenlightened

3 4.2

Not having enough schooling to learn basic reading and math

describes broader ignorance not limited to educational quality or quantity

U

untutored

vsunenlightened

2 7.8

Having no formal schooling or lessons

indicates general unawareness rather than only missing private instruction

U

unacquainted

vsunenlightened

1 6.5

Not familiar with someone or something

is broader, indicating general lack of knowledge or understanding across areas

U

unlearned

vsunenlightened

1 7.7

A person with little education or knowledge about a subject

refers to being uninformed broadly rather than only lacking schooling

U

unacquainted with

vsunenlightened

1 6.7

Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it

expresses general ignorance across topics rather than unfamiliarity with one thing

U

untaught

vsunenlightened

1 6.8

A person who has not had school or lessons

is the broader absence of understanding, not only lack of teaching

U

unknowledgeable

vsunenlightened

1 7.1

Not knowing much about a subject

is broader, implying lack of understanding or awareness beyond facts

U

unstudied

vsunenlightened

1 6.8

Not having much knowledge of a subject

indicates general lack of awareness or understanding beyond study-based gaps

U

unread

vsunenlightened

1 5.1

A person who knows little about a subject because they have not read about it

describes lack of knowledge not tied to reading but to broader unawareness

U

uncultivated

vsunenlightened

• Offensive

1 7.1

A person who has little schooling or interest in the arts

is a general lack of knowledge or awareness, not only cultural polish

U

uninstructed

vsunenlightened

1 6.9

Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject

is lack of knowledge more generally, not only missing formal instruction

N

nescient

vsunenlightened

• Archaic

1 9.9

Not knowing things, often about spiritual matters

refers to lack of ordinary knowledge or awareness rather than spiritual focus

U

unconversant

vsunenlightened

1 8.4

Not familiar with a subject or its details

covers general lack of understanding beyond a single subject or area

U

uninitiate

vsunenlightened

9.9

Not having experience in a subject or activity

refers to general ignorance rather than unfamiliarity with one specific area

Antonyms

E

enlightened

65 5.8

Knowing a lot about a situation and thinking fairly about it

How Uninformed

clueless

94 4.3

ignorant

333 3.7

unenlightened

6 7.0

uninformed

39 3.7

unaware

168 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology