Benighted and Dumb

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Benighted adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.

Usage example: the poor benighted souls who do not know the joys of reading

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Dumb and benighted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dumb" instead an adjective "Benighted".

Dumb adjective - Deliberately refraining from speech.

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Benighted and dumb are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Benighted" instead an adjective "Dumb".

Nearby Words: dumbness, dumbly, dumbed, dumbing

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