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darkness

Definition for darkness

noun as in gloom, grimness

noun as in concealment, secrecy

noun as in lack of awareness

Strongest matches

ignorance, unawareness

Strong match

oblivion

Weak match

seclusion

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Example Sentences

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As the clocks go back and the darkness draws in, spare a thought for those living with the longest nights in the UK.

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When he invoked the spirit of the angel Metatron, he would picture a white tiger destroying all the darkness and “demonic s—” around him.

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"I just didn't think it was any good," she said, before confessing: "It's easier to write funny things that are rooted in darkness or anger or... terminal hatred."

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“All summer, there had been fewer cars on the road in Southern California, and everyone remarked on how with no smog, the sunsets weren’t deep, heated crimson. Just quiet slipping into darkness.”

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Although ICE is conducting itself out in the open, even inviting conservative social media influencers to accompany its agents on high-profile raids, the agency operates in darkness.

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

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