Antonyms of adj unenlightened

2 senses of unenlightened

Sense 1
unenlightened (vs. enlightened) -- (not enlightened; ignorant; "the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order")

enlightened (vs. unenlightened) -- (having knowledge and spiritual insight)
        => edified -- (instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement)

Sense 2
uninstructed, unenlightened, naive -- (lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws")

INDIRECT (VIA uninformed) -> informed -- (having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer")

Similarity of adj unenlightened

2 senses of unenlightened

Sense 1
unenlightened (vs. enlightened) -- (not enlightened; ignorant; "the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order")
       => benighted, dark -- (lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education")
          Also See-> uneducated#1; uninformed#1

Sense 2
uninstructed, unenlightened, naive -- (lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws")
       => uninformed (vs. informed) -- (not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public")