ILLUMINED Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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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verb

past tense of illumine

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 illumined

Adjective

The backdrop is brightly illumined screens that hurt your eyes. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

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Adjective

Greatest brilliancy marks the sweet spot between the two, when Venus' apparent size and shrinking phase combine to give us the greatest apparent area of illuminated Venus in our sky.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Drivers can trigger the car's full performance via a dedicated illuminated red GTI button on the steering wheel.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of illuminated

Verb

As the music intensifies, so does the questioning, as Fielder continues to push Holmes and Evans about what’s real and what’s being hidden from him as moodily lighted close-up shots flash.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Campers were beginning to gather; here or there a phone lit a face out of the night like a pilgrim in a tenebrist tableau.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of lit

Verb

Spencer was educated at Eton College, the prestigious school located in the English county of Berkshire, a stone’s throw from Windsor Castle.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
In his view, Party operatives, who tend to be young, coastal, and college-educated, put their own policy preferences ahead of the median voter, who is a white fiftysomething with a high-school education living in the suburbs.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of educated

Adjective

Outdated Fixtures and Hardware Be on the lookout for now out-of-style fixtures such as brass-and-crystal light fixtures, old-fashioned (circa 1980) doorknobs and bath faucets, or cabinet pulls that belong in grandma’s kitchen, according to Ryan.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 Sep. 2026
Swift paired the sporty top with light-wash jeans, a thin black belt, and a luxe Cartier Love bracelet.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of light

Verb

In a hospital room brightened with pink balloons and flowers on Friday, the new parents were overcome with emotion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
With its Manuka honey heart, the scent is brightened by orange blossom and mandarin before settling into tonka, vanilla, and sandalwood.

— Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of brightened

Verb

Amenities and experiences The 6,458-square-foot subterranean Thalea Spa, inspired by the nearby Diocletian Baths, includes a steam room, sauna, salt room, chromotherapy area, swimming pool, and hot tub.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Jennifer Aniston, Mary-Kate Olsen, and more have all been sporting Adidas, and we’re inspired to add a pair to our fall footwear collection.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of inspired

Adjective

In the first few photos, the human rights activist could be seen wearing a breezy bright yellow sleeveless sundress, which featured a ruched crew neckline and a polarizing bubble bodice silhouette.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026
California light pollution map To show just how bright California’s night sky has grown, The Bee modeled where skies are brighter at night across the Golden State.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of bright

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