enlightened

ADJECTIVE

well-informed, tolerant of alternative views

Synonyms

STRONGEST

civilized knowledgeable literate open-minded reasonable sophisticated tolerant well-informed

STRONG

cultivated instructed learned liberal refined savvy sharp

WEAK

aware broad-minded forward-thinking hip to in the picture knowing what's what plugged in tuned-in wised up

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorant stupid

WEAK

confounded confused in the dark misled perplexed uneducated unenlightened uninformed

Example Sentences

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She has worked closely with White in the past - first on 2007 film Year of the Dog, then co-creating TV comedy-drama Enlightened with him.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Dern and White have previously worked together on HBO's "Enlightened" and the comedy-drama "Year of the Dog."

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Enlightened self-interest is the root from which Rousseau’s philosophical forest flourishes.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

Enlightened accuses Soulmate of illegally copying marketing materials “nearly verbatim” and, according to Cote, seeks damages of “hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Within minutes they would be admitted to the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, and they were apprehensive.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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