Definition of benighted

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  • benighted is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • benighted is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • benighted is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of benighted

  • overtaken by night or darkness (adjective)

    Examples

    1. benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home

    Synonyms

    1. nighted
  • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture (adjective)

    Examples

    1. this benighted country
    2. benighted ages of barbarism and superstition

    Synonyms

    1. dark

See definition of benighted in Merriam Webster