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darkened

ADJECTIVE

dark

Synonyms

STRONGEST

black cloudy dim dingy drab dull foggy gloomy misty murky overcast shadowy somber

STRONG

dun faint

WEAK

aphotic atramentous blackish caliginous cimmerian clouded crepuscular 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

murky

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloudy dark dim dirty dismal dreary foggy fuzzy misty muddy nebulous stormy

WEAK

black caliginous cheerless dingy drab dull dun dusk dusky filthy foul glowering gray grubby impenetrable lowering mucky nasty nubilous overcast roily sad smoky somber squalid tenebrous turbid unclean

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apparent bright brilliant cheerful clean clear distinct good happy hopeful light moral plain pleasant

WEAK

luminous sparkling unobscured

ADJECTIVE

opaque

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blurred cloudy dirty dull frosty gloomy hazy impenetrable murky thick

WEAK

dark dim dusky filmy foggy fuliginous lusterless misty muddied nontranslucent nontransparent nubilous obfuscated shady smoky sooty turbid

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright clear intelligent light luminous smart sparkling sunny thin vivacious

WEAK

crystal-clear easy lucid translucent transparent unambiguous unclouded understandable

Example Sentences

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It was one of those dramatic Los Angeles afternoons when the sky had darkened early and rain felt inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The skies may have darkened for years as volcanic material blocked sunlight around the globe, triggering severe cooling.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Despite growing AI investment among firms and fiscal-policy tailwinds, recent readings of consumer sentiment have darkened to levels worse than the surging postpandemic inflation seen in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

As they got closer, the world seemed like it darkened to a deeper shade of black.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

darkened

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