as in illuminated
filled with much light
illumined display windows in the street's many shops add much to the holiday glow
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1
as in lit
to supply with light
small table lamps illumine the inn's dining room in a most romantic way
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as in educated
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illumined
Adjective
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Glover, for instance, was particularly captivated by the jagged topography along the moon’s terminator, the dividing line between its illuminated side and the side cloaked in darkness.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026 -
On the illuminated side of Earth, clouds are visible over Australia and Oceania, while the dark side is in nighttime.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The old woman’s face lit with recognition, and what, indeed, were the chances of this?—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Helenius and Alex Laferriere also lit the lamp.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Framers—55 delegates, most educated in Latin, Greek, and classical rhetoric—weren’t building a government to run people’s lives.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Their book, which has already sold more than 400,000 copies around the world, arrives at a time of both bloody religious conflict and rapidly collapsing religious belief, especially among the young and the highly educated.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Each bite had a creamy, savory center and a light crunch that never felt greasy.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Favorable weather is expected with light winds and moderate seas.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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But even during the dreariest days of March, our beauty and wellness rituals brightened up our routines.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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The victory brightened Mathews’ mood.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Bassan said she was also inspired by actor Angelina Jolie, who disclosed her own preventive mastectomy in a 2013 column in The New York Times.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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And there are countless clues hidden in the artwork that tell a story about the people who’ve inspired it.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The ground floor is almost entirely devoted to the bright main restaurant and bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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Situated on a parcel of what was once bright-green Iowa pasture, our supercomputing facility may not look like much.—
Jed Feiman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Illumined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illumined. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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