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Synonyms & Antonyms of benightedness
the state of being unaware or uninformed
- takes perverse pride in his benightedness regarding popular culture
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Words Related to benightedness
- callowness,
- greenness,
- inexperience,
- naïveté
- (also naivete or naiveté),
- rawness,
- simpleness,
- unsophistication
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“Benightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benightedness. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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