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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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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

A survey from the Conference Board, a research group, suggested that consumer sentiment improved this month, countering evidence from another major poll that showed the mood had darkened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“But my life just took a turn to the point where I needed my writing and my art darkened because what I went through was very dark.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

While sentiment darkened, though, investors seem reluctant to cut risk significantly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

It was just after their third break that they turned a darkened corner and Brooklyn let out a bloodcurdling scream.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti