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Definitions

crepuscular

[kri-puhs-kyuh-ler] / krɪˈpʌs kyə lər /
ADJECTIVE
dark
Synonyms
STRONGEST
black cloudy darkened dim dingy drab dull foggy gloomy misty murky overcast shadowy somber
STRONG
dun faint
WEAK
aphotic atramentous blackish caliginous cimmerian clouded dusky ill-lighted indistinct inky lightless lurid nebulous obfuscous obscure opaque pitch-black pitch-dark pitchy rayless shaded shady sooty stygian sunless tenebrous unlighted unlit vague
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright cheerful clean clear distinct good happy intelligent joyful light luminous smart sparkling sunny vivacious
WEAK
apparent brilliant encouraging evident hopeful illuminated lucid manifest moral plain pleased radiant shining visible vivid
ADJECTIVE
dusky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
smoky
WEAK
adusk bistered caliginous cloudy dark darkish dim dull gray obscure overcast sable shadowy shady tenebrous twilight twilit unilluminated veiled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
vivid
WEAK
bright clear light
ADJECTIVE
gloomy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bleak cloudy dim dismal dreary dull forlorn funereal murky overcast somber
WEAK
caliginous cheerless clouded desolate dusky lightless obscure overclouded sepulchral shadowy tenebrous unilluminated unlit wintry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright cheerful clear happy hopeful intelligent joyful light lively luminous pleasant smart sunny
WEAK
animated content encouraged encouraging exhilarating sparkling uplifting vivacious
ADJECTIVE
hazy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blurred blurry clouded dim dull dusky faint foggy frosty fuzzy misty murky mushy nebulous opaque overcast smoky soupy vague
WEAK
bleared bleary fuliginous fumy gauzy indefinite indistinct obfuscated obfuscous obscure rimy screened shadowy smoggy steaming thick vaporous veiled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright clear definite distinct light luminous
WEAK
sunny uncloudy unhazy

Example Sentences

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Nightjars are crepuscular ground-nesting birds meaning they emerge at twilight and can be seen hunting for food at dusk and dawn.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The catalog’s full-page reproductions, in spectacular colors or crepuscular monochromes, are frequently transporting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Horns enter and the song begins to feel like a futuristic take on the crepuscular, narcotic blues of Mingus’s “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.”

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023

His color palettes, which can range from brilliant orange and blue to crepuscular pinks and purples, seem to evoke land, sky and light in its myriad reflective and refractive states.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2022

And Daddy is smiling like he’s feeling the sun on his skin after a lifetime in a crepuscular cave.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

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