BENIGHTED Synonyms

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	backward				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • directed or facing toward the back or rear • (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature adverb • at or to or toward the back or rear • in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal • in or to or toward a past time adjective satellite • retarded in intellectual development • having made less than normal progress
	ignorant				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective satellite • uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication • uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field • unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
	illiterate				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • not able to read or write • lacking culture, especially in language and literature noun • a person unable to read adjective satellite • uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
	nescient				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible • uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
	primitive				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization • a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived • a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms adjective satellite • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type • used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies • of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
	unaware				adjectiveadj
	adjective • (often followed by `of') not aware
	uncivilized				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • without civilizing influences
	undeveloped				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not developed, mature, or fully formulated • not developed, improved, exploited or used
	uneducated				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not having a good education
	unenlightened				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not enlightened; ignorant adjective satellite • lacking information or instruction
	uninformed				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not informed; lacking in knowledge or information
	uninstructed				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • lacking information or instruction
	unknowing				adjectiveadj
	noun • ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs) adjective satellite • unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
	unschooled				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • lacking in schooling
	unsophisticated				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • not wise in the ways of the world • lacking complexity • awkwardly simple and provincial
	dark				adjectiveadj
	adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed
	nighted				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • overtaken by night or darkness

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