English adjective: benighted | |||
1. | benighted overtaken by night or darkness | ||
Samples | Benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home. | ||
Synonyms | nighted | ||
Similar | unpunctual | ||
Antonyms | punctual | ||
2. | benighted lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture | ||
Samples | This benighted country. Benighted ages of barbarism and superstition. The dark ages. A dark age in the history of education. | ||
Synonyms | dark | ||
Similar | unenlightened | ||
Antonyms | enlightened | ||