Synonyms of enlightened

enlightened 1 of 2

adjective

as in educated

Related Words

• educated
• civilized
• enhanced
• matured
• modern
• grown
• mature
• perfected
• ripened
• contemporary
• ripe
• recent
• aged
• current
• latest
• new
• now
• up-to-date
• newest
• present-day
• newfangled
• novel
• ultramodern
• leading-edge
• precocious
• cutting-edge
• mod
• evolved
• progressive
• advanced
• supermodern
• new-fashioned
• improved
• higher
• developed
• full-scale
• full-blown
• full-fledged
• space-age
• refined
• late
• forward
• high

Dissimilar Words

• primitive
• lower
• undeveloped
• rudimentary
• backward
• rude
• low
• green
• immature
• underdeveloped
• uneducated
• nonprogressive
• savage
• uncivilized
• unripe
• underweight
• undersized
• unripened
• early
• primordial
• old
• embryonic
• primeval
• past
• germinal
• obsolete
• antiquated
• old-fashioned
• old-time
• antediluvian
• antique
• hoary
• outworn
• out-of-date
• Neanderthal
• musty
• dated
• fusty
• passé
• oldfangled

enlightened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of enlighten

1

as in informed

to give information to

the lecturer at the planetarium enlightened us about the latest astronomical discoveries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informed
• told
• advised
• instructed
• educated
• briefed
• acquainted
• taught
• versed
• familiarized
• apprised
• filled in
• caught up
• alerted
• cleared
• notified
• hipped
• let someone know
• kept (someone) posted
• convinced
• clued (in)
• wised (up)
• reassured
• assured
• advertised
• announced (to)
• lectured
• disclosed (to)
• disillusioned
• certified
• schooled
• disenchanted
• tutored
• warranted
• disabused
• undeceived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misled
• misinformed

2

as in inspired

to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

many people around the world have been enlightened by the teachings of Gautama Buddha

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enlightened

Adjective

Through enlightened leadership, and my own trial and error, Mammoth Lakes managed to create a sense of stewardship for the town’s wild kingdom. — Steve Searles, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Anti-Semitism has reappeared, in varying forms, in almost every diasporic society where Jews have flourished over the past two millennia, including societies that once seemed secure, enlightened, and permanent. — Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026

Verb

The flip of a switch enlightened Americans to the potential of the technology to transform just about every aspect of their lives. — Kevin Frazier, Fortune, 13 May 2026

One of the enlightened, somebody named Mike Freiberg, a DFL representative out Golden Valley way, had the audacity to author a bill that would reduce by 10 percent the aid sent by the state to any city that does not the fly the enlightened flag. — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026