enlightened

Main Entry:
enlightened
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: informed, educated
Synonyms: aware, broad-minded, civilized, cultivated, hip to, in the picture, instructed, knowing what's what, knowledgeable, learned, liberal, literate, open-minded, plugged in, reasonable, refined, savvy, sharp, sophisticated, tuned in, wised up
Antonyms: confounded, confused, in the dark, misled, perplexed, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed
Main Entry: acquainted
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: aware
Synonyms: abreast, advised, apprised of, clued in, conversant, enlightened, familiar with, familiarized, in the know, informed, versed in
Main Entry: appreciative
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: understanding, recognizing worth
Synonyms: admiring, affectionate, alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, considerate, cooperative, cordial, enlightened, enthusiastic, favorable, friendly, generous, keen, kindly, knowledgeable, magnanimous, mindful, perceptive, pleased, receptive, regardful, respectful, responsive, satisfied, sensitive, supportive, sympathetic, understanding
Antonyms: ignorant, neglectful
Main Entry: au courant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: in the current
Synonyms: abreast of, aware, cognizant, current, enlightened, hip, hip*, informed, knowledgeable, up on, up to speed, up to speed, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, well-informed
Main Entry: aware
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: knowledgeable
Synonyms: acquainted, alert, alive, appraised, appreciative, apprehensive, apprised, attentive, au courant, awake, cognizant, conscious, cool*, enlightened, familiar, go-go, groovy*, grounded, heedful, hip*, in the know, in the picture, informed, into*, know the score, know what's what, know-how, knowing, latched on, mindful, on the beam, on to, perceptive, plugged in, receptive, savvy, sensible, sentient, sharp, tuned in, up on, wise, wise to, wised up, with it
Antonyms: ignorant, insensitive, unaware, unconscious
Main Entry: civilized
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: polished
Synonyms: advanced, civil, cultured, educated, enlightened, humane, refined, sophisticated, urbane
Main Entry: cultured
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: well-bred, experienced
Synonyms: able, accomplished, advanced, aesthetic, appreciative, au courant, blue-stocking, chivalrous, civilized, courteous, cultivated, distingue, educated, elegant, enlightened, erudite, gallant, genteel, high-class, highbrow, informed, intellectual, intelligent, knowledgeable, lettered, liberal, literary, literate, mannerly, polished, polite, refined, savant, scholarly, sensitive, sophisticated, tasteful, tolerant, traveled, understanding, up-to-date, urbane, versed, well-informed
Notes: cultured refers to people and pearls; cultivated refers to mind, tastes, speech, or behavior
Antonyms: ignorant, inexperienced, stupid, unsophisticated
Main Entry: disillusioned
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: disappointed
Synonyms: blasé, broken, brought down to earth, debunked, disabused, disenchanted, disenthralled, disentranced, embittered, enlightened, freed, indifferent, knowing, let-down, mondaine, out of love, punctured, sadder and wiser, shattered, sophisticated, undeceived, worldly, worldly-wise
Antonyms: enchanted, encouraged, enthusiastic
Main Entry: educated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: learned, experienced
Synonyms: accomplished, acquainted with, brainy, civilized, coached, corrected, cultivated, cultured, developed, enlightened, enriched, erudite, expert, finished, fitted, formed, informed, initiated, instructed, intelligent, knowledgeable, lettered, literary, literate, nurtured, polished, prepared, professional, refined, scholarly, schooled, scientific, shaped, skilled, tasteful, taught, trained, tutored, versed in, well-informed, well-read, well-taught, well-versed
Antonyms: ignorant, illiterate, inexperienced, stupid, uncultured, uneducated, unsophisticated
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