benightedness Synonyms

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overtaken by darkness or night, existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness, ignorant sense 1, 2

The benightedness of the countryside enveloped travelers in an eerie darkness.
Ignorance cast a heavy pall of benightedness over the isolated mountain village.
The benightedness of their minds blinded them to the truth.
Poverty and superstition intertwined, deepening the benightedness of the slums.
The benightedness of medieval Europe hindered scientific progress.
The oppressive regime sought to maintain its benightedness by suppressing dissent.
The benightedness of the cult's beliefs led to isolation and isolation.
The benightedness of the forest consumed explorers, leaving them lost and alone.
Prejudice and bigotry plunged nations into a state of benightedness.
The benightedness of the era proved to be a fertile ground for tyranny and oppression.

overtaken by darkness or night, existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness, ignorant sense 1, 2

ignorance, unawareness, nescience, cluelessness, naiveté,innocence, naïveté, unfamiliarity, obliviousness, unsophistication

awareness, experience, cognizance, acquaintance, familiarity,sophistication,know-how

The benightedness of the countryside enveloped travelers in an eerie darkness.

Ignorance cast a heavy pall of benightedness over the isolated mountain village.

The benightedness of their minds blinded them to the truth.

Poverty and superstition intertwined, deepening the benightedness of the slums.