benighted
1 antonym for benighted — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adj — Caught out by darkness falling before reaching one's destination, especially while travelling.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Caught out by darkness falling before reaching one's destination, especially while travelling.
nighted
dark
2. adj
Lacking education or knowledge, and sometimes lacking morals too.
“It seems quite possible, however, that the roots of the Western's decline lie deeper than in the likes and animadversions of benighted critics. The Western has lost its audience.”
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Etymology
Formed from benight and the suffix -ed.
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