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. 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.

2. 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.

3. Jenny Beth Martin:

   It will be very enlightening to see the content of the emails as (the inspector general) continues the investigation.

4. 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.

5. Iris Murdoch:

   Falling out of love is very enlightening. For a short while you see the world with new eyes.