illuminating

Definitions

Serving to provide light or brighten something.

Helping to explain or clarify a complex subject or situation.

Examples

The professor provided an illuminating explanation that cleared up all our confusion about the topic.

Reading her autobiography was an illuminating experience that gave me a new perspective on her life.

The documentary offered an illuminating look into the complex history of the ancient civilization.

Synonyms

enlightening informative instructive revealing clarifying educational insightful

Antonyms

confusing obscure bewildering mystifying uninformative perplexing vague