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Unenlightened is an English word with synonyms like uneducated or uninformed. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Unenlightened in a sentence

Unenlightened meaning

Not enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.

Synonyms of Unenlightened

uneducated uninformed unlearned nescient ignorant naive uninstructed enlightened dark benighted unlettered

Related words

Other words often associated with Unenlightened or its synonyms:

illiterate unwitting innocent unknowing naif gloomy cimmerian lettered uninitiate unbelieving unstudied darkness

Using Unenlightened

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.
  • Useful related words include: uneducated, uninformed, unlearned, nescient.
  • In the example corpus, unenlightened often appears in combinations such as: the unenlightened, an unenlightened, unenlightened and.

Context around Unenlightened

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

held 1× seemed 1×

Often after:

promising 1× society 1× beings 1× attitudes 1× people 1× bodhisatta 1×

Sentence patterns with Unenlightened

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and held unenlightened attitudes toward 1× initiate the unenlightened 1× of all unenlightened beings who 1× of an unenlightened society by 1× over the unenlightened 1× over the unenlightened and children 1× reality and unenlightened people are 1× was an unenlightened bodhisatta 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a long time 1× british lodges assigned 1× ignorance main theravadins 1× in interviews speight 1× in these novels 1× she emphasised that 1×

Common sentence endings:

an unenlightened bodhisatta 1× eat the sun 1× initiate the unenlightened 1× into the daylight 1× of the truth 1× over the unenlightened 1×

Words around Unenlightened

Just before it in the word index:

unenjoyable 5 unenhanced 4 unengaged 11 unenforced 9 unenforceable 36 unendurable 6

Just after it in the word index:

unenriched 3 unenroll 3 unenrolled 4 unentangled 2 unenthused 2 unenthusiastic 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Unenlightened

  • In this selection, "unenlightened" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, held, seemed, promising, society and beings stand out and add context to how "unenlightened" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and held unenlightened attitudes toward and initiate the unenlightened. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unenlightened" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unenlightened

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

British lodges assigned themselves the duty to "initiate the unenlightened". (10 words)

A long time ago, some people would take advantage of an unenlightened society by calling forth a demon to "eat the sun". (22 words)

The plays popularized the term. In the plays (and the novel trilogy), the interjection "fnord" is given hypnotic power over the unenlightened. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Whoever Q is, the figure rallies supporters, dubbed “Anons,” in a digital war with the unenlightened, promising that, with enough social media engagement, the cursed truth of the world will be forced into the daylight. (35 words)

Ignorance main Theravadins believe these defilements are habits born out of avijjā (ignorance) that afflict the minds of all unenlightened beings, who cling to them and their influence in their ignorance of the truth. (34 words)

In these novels, the interjection "fnord" is given hypnotic power over the unenlightened, and children in grade school are taught to be unable to consciously see the word "fnord". (29 words)

Example sentences (10)

Whoever Q is, the figure rallies supporters, dubbed “Anons,” in a digital war with the unenlightened, promising that, with enough social media engagement, the cursed truth of the world will be forced into the daylight.

A long time ago, some people would take advantage of an unenlightened society by calling forth a demon to "eat the sun".

British lodges assigned themselves the duty to "initiate the unenlightened".

Ignorance main Theravadins believe these defilements are habits born out of avijjā (ignorance) that afflict the minds of all unenlightened beings, who cling to them and their influence in their ignorance of the truth.

In interviews, Speight explained he had originally based Alf on his father, an East End docker who was staunchly reactionary and held "unenlightened" attitudes toward black people.

In these novels, the interjection "fnord" is given hypnotic power over the unenlightened, and children in grade school are taught to be unable to consciously see the word "fnord".

She emphasised that although Mongkut had been a forward-looking ruler, he had desired to preserve customs such as prostration and sexual slavery which seemed unenlightened and degrading.

The ideas-about- reality are mistakenly labeled "reality" and unenlightened people are forever perplexed by the fact that other people, especially other cultures, see "reality" differently.

The plays popularized the term. In the plays (and the novel trilogy), the interjection "fnord" is given hypnotic power over the unenlightened.

When, during his discourses, he recounts his experiences as a young aspirant, he regularly uses the phrase "When I was an unenlightened bodhisatta..

Common combinations with unenlightened

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unenlightened" in a sentence?
An example: "Whoever Q is, the figure rallies supporters, dubbed “Anons,” in a digital war with the unenlightened, promising that, with enough social media engagement, the cursed truth of the world will be forced into the daylight." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "unenlightened" from authentic English texts.
What does "unenlightened" mean?
Unenlightened means: Not enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.
What are synonyms of "unenlightened"?
Common synonyms of "unenlightened" include: uneducated, uninformed, unlearned, nescient, ignorant, naive, uninstructed, enlightened. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "unenlightened" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "unenlightened", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.