Synonyms for enlightening
en·light·en·ing

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1. enlightening, informative, illuminatingadjective

   tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance

   "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture"

   Synonyms:
   informative, edifying, informatory, illuminating, instructive

   Antonyms:
   unenlightening, unilluminating

2. edifying, enlighteningadjective

   enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

   "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"

   Synonyms:
   informative, edifying, illuminating

   Antonyms:
   unenlightening, unilluminating

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1. List of paraphrases for "enlightening":

   instructive, illuminating, informative, insightful, edifying, illustrative, inspiring, revealing

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1. Mike Brown:

   We have been trying to get the correct information to the community because they are swimming in pools of misinformation and they're buying it, so I'm enlightening them on the facts and making sure they get the correct information that can battle their conspiracy theories.

2. Wang Jiali:

   At least [ fans ] are able to leave their own world behind for a few hours, and hopefully, they can have something they can take away that is enlightening and inspiring.

3. John Schneider:

   Why in the world anyone would look at an interview with George as being anything enlightening or having a modicum of truth, I don't know, but that's just me.

4. Kamala Harris:

   I believe that what was absolutely enlightening -- and should be deeply troubling to the entire American public -- is that he made a decision and didn't review the evidence, no prosecutor worth her salt would make a decision about whether the president of the United States was involved in obstruction of justice without reviewing the evidence.

5. Paul Dergarabedian:

   He’s very much tuned into the indie world and the specialized film vibe, it’s just a way to get out the kind of edgy, interesting and sometimes enlightening content that these films sometimes provide.