enlightened
adjectiveHow many syllables in enlightened?
There are 3 syllables in the word enlightened.How to pronounce enlightened:
Definition of enlightened:
- enlightened (adjective):
- having knowledge and spiritual insight.
- freed from ignorance and misinformation
- (of a person) tolerant and unprejudiced
Synonyms for enlightened:
aged
aware
broad-minded
civilized
contemporary
cultivated
current
edified
educated
enhanced
grown
informed
knowledgeable
latest
leading-edge
liberal
literate
mature
matured
modern
new
newest
newfangled
novel
now
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Antonyms for enlightened:
benighted
biased
bigoted
blimpish
blinkered
claustral
close-minded
confounded
confused
conservative
conventional
diehard
dogmatic
dyed-in-the-wool
entrenched
hidebound
ignorant
illiberal
in the dark
inflexible
insular
intolerant
inward-looking
jerkwater
limited
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Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- enlarged
- enfranchise
- enforcement
- endorsement
- endorphins
- endocrine
- endeavoured
- encryption
- encoded
- enclosure
- enchantress
- enatic
- enamours
- empurpled
- emptiers
- empanel
- emotions
- emmeline
- emissions
- emily
- emilie
- emigrant
- emerson
- embosom
- embarrassed
- elysian
- ellison
- ellipse
- elliott
- elitist
- elissa
- elision
- elisa
- eliezer
- elamite
- eglantine
- effaces
- edye
- editor
- edema
- ecosphere
- echidnas
- eatables
- earlier
- duryea
- durango
- duquesne
- dulotic
- duendes
- driveling
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