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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /
NOUN
absence of light
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blackness dark dusk gloom night obscurity
STRONG
blackout brownout crepuscule dimness eclipse lightlessness murk murkiness nightfall pitch-darkness shade shadows twilight
WEAK
Cimmerian shade cloudiness smokiness tenebrosity
Antonyms
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brightness light lightness
WEAK
day daylight daytime illumination morning
NOUN
gloom, grimness
Synonyms
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bleakness despair despondency dysphoria gloom grimness melancholy morbidity negativity
STRONG
depression misery moroseness
WEAK
doom
Antonyms
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blitheness cheer gaiety lightheartedness lightness optimism
NOUN
concealment, secrecy
Synonyms
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mystery secrecy
STRONG
concealment denseness inscrutability obscurity privacy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
revelation
WEAK
light openness
NOUN
lack of awareness
Synonyms
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ignorance unawareness
STRONG
oblivion
WEAK
seclusion
Antonyms
STRONGEST
awareness enlightenment knowledge
WEAK
illumination

Example Sentences

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"I pray you know that God walks with you through that darkness," she will say.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

But the questions the film confronts the viewer with, and the depths of American darkness it plummets to, are brash and critical.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

That frontier between light and darkness is known as the terminator.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The Crab Pulsar stands apart with sharply defined stripes separated by complete darkness.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Sure enough, there was Mother padding about in the darkness.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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