Synonyms for benighted
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lacking education or knowledge; unenlightened; also, lacking morality; immoral, unscrupulous.
Example sentences
- ignorant Not only you but also he is ignorant of the truth.
- uneducated Tom is uneducated; he understands absolutely nothing.
- uncultured An uncultured person is an enslaved animal.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| benighted | steady | |
| ignorant | steady | |
| uneducated | steady | |
| uncultured | rising | |
| unenlightened | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dark1
- 7 letters
- belated3, nighted
- 8 letters
- ignorant3
- 10 letters
- uneducated5, uncultured
- 13 letters
- unenlightened4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (belated3 = 3 syllables).