Benighted

//bɪˈnaɪtɪd//

Synonyms for "benighted" (52 found)

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Translations

14 translations across 4 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

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  • 悶悶 /闷闷 adj (lacking education or knowledge — see also unenlightened)
  • 愚昧 adj (lacking education or knowledge — see also unenlightened)
  • adj (lacking education or knowledge — see also unenlightened)
  • 溝瞀 /沟瞀 adj (lacking education or knowledge — see also unenlightened)

Portuguese

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  • apanhado pela noite adj (overtaken by night; esp. of a traveller,)
  • envolvido pela noite adj (overtaken by night; esp. of a traveller,)
  • surpreendido pela noite adj (overtaken by night; esp. of a traveller,)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • mračnjački adj (lacking morality — see also immoral, unscrupulous)
  • neprosvećen adj (lacking education or knowledge — see also unenlightened)
  • neprosvijećen adj (lacking education or knowledge — see also unenlightened)

Ukrainian

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  • амора́льний adj (lacking morality — see also immoral, unscrupulous)
  • неосві́чений adj (lacking education or knowledge — see also unenlightened)
  • те́мний adj (lacking education or knowledge — see also unenlightened)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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The Porter anſwered, This Man is in a Journey from the City of Deſtruction to Mount Zion, but being weary, and benighted, he asked me if he might lodge here to night; ſo I told him I would call for thee, who after diſcourſe had with him, mayeſt do as ſeemeth thee good, even according to the Law of the Houſe.

Source: wiktionary

The Moon (that roves like thee) ſhou'd fail, / The Stars benighted prove, / The Sun (that burns like me) ſhou'd ceaſe / To ſhine, ere thou to love?

Source: wiktionary

Where art thou, poor benighted Traveller! / The Stars will light thee; tho' the Moon ſhould fail. / Where art Thou, more benighted! more aſtray! / In Ways immoral? The Stars call thee back; / And, if obey'd their Counſel, ſet thee right.

Source: wiktionary

Slighting the petty need he showed, / He told of his benighted road; [...]

Source: wiktionary

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