1. benighted, nighted

overtaken by night or darkness

Example Sentences:
'benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home'

Synonyms

• nighted

2. benighted, dark

lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

Example Sentences:
'this benighted country'
'benighted ages of barbarism and superstition'
'the dark ages'
'a dark age in the history of education'

Synonyms

• dark