Enlightening synonyms

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illuminative
Illuminating or tending to illuminate
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illuminating
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
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humanizing
Promoting culture
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informative
Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
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refining
Promoting culture
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educational
Instructive, or helping to educate.
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educative
Educating or tending to educate; instructive
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instructional
Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.
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unedifying (antonym)
Not edifying.
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edifying
That enlightens or uplifts.
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civilizing
Promoting culture
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cultural
The definition of cultural is something related to a society.
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culture (related)
Promoting culture
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teach (related)
Serving to educate or inform
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unenlightening (antonym)
Not enlightening
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disillusionary
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disillusive
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elucidating
To make clear (esp. something abstruse); explain
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crystallizing
To give something a definite or precise form
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clearing
In a clear manner; so as to be clear
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uplifting
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
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teaching
To pass on knowledge.
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preaching
To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
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instructing
To communicate knowledge to; teach; educate
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guiding
To serve as a guide.
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educating
To educate is defined as to teach a skill or subject, or provide with information.
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disclosing
To disclose is defined as to make something known or reveal something.
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apprizing
To inform or notify
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advising
To notify; inform
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inspiriting
To put spirit into; give life or courage to; cheer; exhilarate
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persuading
The definition of persuade is to convince someone to do or think something.
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converting
To exchange for something of equal value:
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catechizing
To give oral instruction, especially of religion; now specifically by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.
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saving
To set free from the consequences of sin; redeem:
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inculcating
To teach (others) by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate:
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revealing
The definition of reveal is to show, disclose or admit something.
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illumining
To give light to; illuminate.
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acquainting
To cause to come to know personally:
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telling
To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
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notifying
To give notice to; inform; announce to
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illuming
To illuminate.
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puzzling (antonym)
To puzzle is defined as to confuse.
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confounding (antonym)
To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle.
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misleading (antonym)
To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
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deluding (antonym)
(Obs.) To elude or frustrate
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confusing (antonym)
To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder.
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bewildering (antonym)
To confuse hopelessly, as by something complicated or involved; befuddle; puzzle
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obscuring (antonym)
Obscure is defined as to make confusing or hard to see.
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insightful (related)
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eye-opening (related)
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thought-provoking (related)
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inspiring (related)
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thought-provoke (related)
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entertaining (related)
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amusing (related)
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Enlightening Sentence Examples

  • For Carmen, it was an enlightening experience.

  • My reading was most enlightening.

  • While the book does not focus on interracial lesbians, the look at interracial relationships overall may be an enlightening, interesting read.

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  • Education - A home near a music or art school will have growing, creative and enlightening energy anchored to it.

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