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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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A self-assured, naive young woman joins a dysfunctional theater company in Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly comic novel of mishaps and maturity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A self-assured, naive young woman joins a dysfunctional theater company in Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly comic novel of mishaps and maturity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The online blurb says the book is a "darkly humorous novel that uses the deftest touch to draw a thread through the lives of Welsh farmers, city accountants, Indian hoteliers and Eisteddfod mums".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Paul Thomas Anderson’s darkly comedic action-thriller “One Battle After Another” won the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, continuing its dominating run through awards season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

“You don’t know my family,” Hades said darkly.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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