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dark

/dɑɹk/noun, adjective1 syllable

Dark means: devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black.

Synonyms for dark77

noun, as in absence of moral or spiritual values

wickedness, darkness

noun, as in an unilluminated area

noun, as in the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

noun, as in absence of light or illumination

noun, as in an unenlightened state

adjective, as in devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygian, aphotic, black, pitch-black, pitch-dark, caliginous, Cimmerian, crepuscular, darkened, darkening, darkling, dim
and 10 more, subdued, dusky, twilight, twilit, glooming, gloomy, gloomful, sulky, lightless, unilluminated

adjective, as in causing dejection

blue, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary, depressing, cheerless, uncheerful

adjective, as in showing a brooding ill humor

dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen, ill-natured

adjective, as in stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

adjective, as in marked by difficulty of style or expression

obscure, incomprehensible, uncomprehensible

adjective, as in (used of color) having a dark hue

darkish, black

adjective, as in brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

brunet, brunette

adjective, as in lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

benighted, unenlightened

adjective, as in secret

adjective, as in not giving performances; closed

also used for dark

doused, out, quenched, eyeless, sightless, unseeing, sombre, deep, dull, full, fuscous, languid, muted, inky, enigmatic

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Opposites of dark

What does dark mean?15

adjective

1

devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black“sitting in a dark corner”

2

causing dejection“a blue day”

3

showing a brooding ill humor“a dark scowl”

4

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable“black deeds”

5

marked by difficulty of style or expression“much that was dark is now quite clear to me”

6

(used of color) having a dark hue“dark green”

7

brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)“dark eyes”

8

lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture“this benighted country”

9

secret“keep it dark”

10

not giving performances; closed“the theater is dark on Mondays”

noun

1

absence of moral or spiritual values“the powers of darkness”

2

an unilluminated area“he moved off into the darkness”

3

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

4

absence of light or illumination

5

an unenlightened state“he was in the dark concerning their intentions”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dark?14

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Dark in a sentence

  • As soon as it gets dark, the fireworks will start.Swift
  • Not seeing anything in the dark, we couldn't move.mamat
  • Dark as it was, we managed to find our way home.Swift
  • Dark as it was, we managed to find our way back to our tent.Swift
  • On entering a dark tunnel, we could see nothing.Dejo
  • Because the surroundings were so dark, he could not see anything.CM
  • All of a sudden, large drops of rain began falling from the dark sky.CK
  • They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dark

as a noun

plural
darks

as a adjective

comparative
darker
superlative
darkest