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poorly lit

ADJECTIVE

dim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blurred cloudy dark dingy dull faint fuzzy gloomy lackluster murky shadowy vague

STRONG

dusk faded gray mat muted obscured overcast pale sullied tarnished

WEAK

blah bleary caliginous dreary dusky flat ill-defined indistinct lightless monotone monotonous opaque tenebrous unclear unilluminated weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright cheerful clear distinct encouraging happy light lively luminous shining sparkling vivacious

WEAK

brilliant favorable good intelligent smart

Example Sentences

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Regulators have tried for decades to stamp out hazards leading to close-call incidents at airports—from poor communications to poorly lit airfields to adequate staffing to oversee air traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Since its opening, Disney has been — shamefully — the most poorly lit building of its stature in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

A poorly lit Mike Huckabee appears in an ad for something called “The Kids Guide to the Presidential Election.”

From Slate • May 18, 2024

She said Cardiff felt "riskier than other places", adding poorly lit streets in some areas meant it did not feel "a safe place to be".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

In a poorly lit room that smells like hand sanitizer on a sorry excuse for a recliner with his wrapped foot propped up.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

poorly lit

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