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enlightened

/ɪnˈlaɪtənd/noun, adjective3 syllables

Enlightened means: having knowledge and spiritual insight.

Synonyms for enlightened4

noun, as in people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

initiate

adjective, as in having knowledge and spiritual insight

edified, educated, informed

adjective, as in characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved

educated, informed

Opposites of enlightened

unenlightened

What does enlightened mean?3

adjective

1

having knowledge and spiritual insight

2

characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved“an educated guess”

noun

1

people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity“it is very familiar to the initiate”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with enlightened?3

two syllables

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Enlightened in a sentence

  • He holds a very enlightened attitude toward working women.CM
  • Any society not enlightened by philosophers is fooled by quacks.Scott
  • You don't feel enlightened enough not to be racists.nonong
  • An enlightened mind should be able to entertain any position without committing to it.Ooneykcall
  • He enlightened me on how I should attack the subject.unknown
  • The Internet has not exactly enlightened the world.shekitten
  • Joe Rogan is proof that doing psychedelics doesn't necessarily make you enlightened.shekitten
  • His face was enlightened by happiness.Scott

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