Synonyms of illuminated

illuminated 1 of 2

adjective

as in lighted

filled with much light

an intensely illuminated room is usually needed for producing live television shows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lighted
• illumined
• lit
• light
• bright
• brightened
• alight
• highlighted
• lightsome
• shiny
• spotlit
• ablaze
• floodlit
• ignited
• spotlighted
• floodlighted
• sunny
• kindled
• sunlit
• moonlit
• sunshiny

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkened
• dark
• blackened
• dusk
• dimmed
• unlit
• dusky
• lightless
• pitch-black
• darkling
• darkish
• pitch-dark
• gloomy
• sombre
• somber
• obscured
• shadowy
• cloudy
• gray
• grey
• tenebrous
• pale
• murky
• leaden
• sunless
• shadowlike
• lightproof

illuminated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of illuminate

1

as in illumined

to supply with light

a floor lamp illuminates a living room rather nicely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lighted
• illumined
• lit
• brightened
• lightened
• irradiated
• bathed
• beaconed
• highlighted
• shined
• glowed
• illumed
• shone
• emblazed
• glistened
• beamed
• gleamed
• beat (down)
• burnt
• radiated
• ignited
• dazzled
• spotlighted
• glittered
• blinded
• haloed
• kindled
• spotlit
• floodlit
• blazed
• floodlighted
• incinerated
• glared
• enhaloed
• burned
• dazed
• flamed
• fired
• bedazzled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkened
• blackened
• obscured
• dimmed
• covered
• dulled
• obfuscated
• veiled
• shrouded
• extinguished
• quenched
• put out
• doused
• snuffed (out)
• dowsed

2

as in illustrated

to make plain or understandable

the museum's exhibit on the refraction of light really illuminated the subject for us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illustrated
• explained
• demonstrated
• clarified
• interpreted
• simplified
• elucidated
• construed
• expounded
• explicated
• cleared (up)
• spelled out
• analyzed
• demystified
• defined
• resolved
• got across
• unriddled
• specified
• deciphered
• solved
• decoded
• unraveled
• disentangled
• annotated
• glossed
• untangled
• broke down
• undid
• unscrambled
• commentated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscured
• clouded
• confused
• confounded
• befogged
• obfuscated

3

as in pictorialized

to supplement with pictorial matter for the purpose of explanation or decoration

no one knows for sure the identity of the artist who illuminated that medieval manuscript so beautifully

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illustrated
• pictorialized
• visualized
• imaged
• pictured

4

as in highlighted

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

the results of the statewide testing illuminated the need to place more focus on instruction in math and science

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highlighted
• emphasized
• stressed
• featured
• punctuated
• accented
• accentuated
• identified
• foregrounded
• played up
• pointed (up)
• focused
• pressed
• made much of
• focussed
• spotlighted
• promoted
• bore down on
• spotlit
• pinpointed
• advertised
• publicized
• plugged
• boosted
• overplayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• played down
• understated
• minimized
• discounted
• toned (down)
• de-emphasized
• underemphasized
• disparaged
• belittled

5

as in inspired

to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

how man is illuminated by a higher spirit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inspired
• educated
• illumined
• enriched
• transformed
• enlightened
• nurtured
• uplifted
• edified
• illumed
• improved
• elevated
• lifted
• ennobled
• transfigured
• ensouled
• regenerated
• renewed
• exalted
• bettered
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confused
• puzzled
• perplexed
• obscured
• darkened
• clouded
• beclouded