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pitch-darkness

NOUN
darkness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blackness dark dusk gloom night obscurity
STRONG
blackout brownout crepuscule dimness eclipse lightlessness murk murkiness nightfall shade shadows twilight
WEAK
Cimmerian shade cloudiness smokiness tenebrosity
Antonyms
STRONGEST
brightness light lightness
WEAK
day daylight daytime illumination morning
NOUN
night
Synonyms
STRONGEST
midnight
STRONG
bedtime blackness dark darkness duskiness evening eventide gloom nightfall nighttime obscurity twilight
WEAK
after dark after hours before dawn dark hours dead of night dusk to dawn nighttide pitch dark witching hour
Antonyms
STRONG
day daybreak daylight daytime light morning
WEAK
brightness illumination lightness

Example Sentences

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Hours later, volunteers in an inflatable boat wended their way through the floodwaters in pitch-darkness as they attempted to reach people caught in flooded homes.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023

There's actually a night-time sequence in Catfish, during which scary things are picked out with crude directional lighting in pitch-darkness, clearly influenced by that famous docu-style horror The Blair Witch Project.

From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2010

So didn't there used to be a reality show where people had to date each other in pitch-darkness?

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Indeed,” said Dumbledore, and he quickened his pace as they hurried out into the pitch-darkness.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

I lie here in the pitch-darkness, reading that particular line on my phone again and again.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli