Synonyms of enlightenment

enlightenment

noun

as in education

the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something

The teacher's supplementary notes did provide some enlightenment on the difficult material.

Those seeking enlightenment on Eastern philosophy should sign up for the class.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• education
• knowledge
• scholarship
• learning
• reading
• understanding
• culture
• literacy
• edification
• consciousness
• realization
• awareness
• improvement
• erudition
• development
• comprehension
• learnedness
• absorption
• pedantry
• assimilation
• digestion
• uptake
• perception
• bookishness
• cultivation
• grasp
• appreciation
• apprehension
• percipience
• grip
• hold

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignorance
• illiteracy
• incomprehension
• misunderstanding
• misinterpretation
• misperception
• illiterateness
• misapprehension
• noncomprehension
• miscomprehension

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• ignorance
• illiteracy
• incomprehension
• misunderstanding
• misinterpretation
• misperception
• illiterateness
• misapprehension
• noncomprehension
• miscomprehension

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