unenlightened

Definitions of unenlightened
  1. adjective
    not enlightened; ignorant
    “the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order”
    synonyms:
    uneducated
    having or showing little to no background in schooling
    benighted, dark
    lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
    uninformed
    not informed; lacking in knowledge or information
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    antonyms:
    enlightened
    having knowledge and spiritual insight
    educated
    possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
    edified
    instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement
    informed
    having much knowledge or education
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  2. adjective
    lacking information or instruction
    “lamentably unenlightened as to the laws”
    synonyms: naive, uninstructed
    uninformed
    not informed; lacking in knowledge or information
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