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Definitions

darkly

[dahrk-lee] / ˈdɑrk li /
ADVERB
hopelessly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
desperately sadly
STRONG
dispiritedly
WEAK
cynically dejectedly desolately despairingly despondently disconsolately dismally emptily gloomily pessimistically spiritlessly
Antonyms
WEAK
confidently expectantly hopefully
ADVERB
obscurely
Synonyms
WEAK
covertly dingily dully duskily gloomily hazily indecisively indefinably indefinitely indistinctly nebulously secretly tenebrously thickly unobtrusively vaguely

Example Sentences

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Paul Thomas Anderson's darkly comic thriller, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was the biggest winner on the night, picking up six awards out of the 14 it was up for.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Diplomats joke darkly about Petro being "Zelenskyed" -- receiving an Oval Office dressing down like the Ukrainian president.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Qatar, Turkey and Egypt warned darkly about precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Wines from this grape usually skew tannic, even fierce, but the Niepoort version is the opposite: darkly fruity, slightly funky, fairly low in alcohol and very approachable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

“Not now, Hermione,” said Harry, in a darkly significant voice.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.