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

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Over time, weathering would create extensive layers of darkened regolith, similar to the dusty surface seen on the Moon or Mercury.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Startled young women, hands in the air, staggered out of darkened rooms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

MacIntyre was already three over par in his round when his mood darkened further on the par-five 15th.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

When the next flash happened, Hazel’s gold eyes darkened like foil in fire.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

darkened

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