BENIGHTED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

benighted

adjective

bi-ˈnī-təd

Definition of benighted

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books the poor benighted souls who do not know the joys of reading

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Recent Examples of benighted Even with Dibble effortlessly laying waste to every point and argument made by his benighted co-guest, Joe Rogan remained unconvinced. — Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025 With the midterm election still nearly a year off — and the 2028 presidential contest eons away — many of those angry or despondent over the benighted state of our union desperately wanted to do something to push back. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025 But this time there would be no panel from the National Endowment of the Arts sifting through the applications, no oversight from cultural officials and benighted curators—the usual process. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026 In particular, a conviction that the Internet and free trade would attract benighted countries toward liberal democratic capitalism became commonplace. — Benn Steil, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for benighted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for benighted

ignorant

Adjective

Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2026