DARKLING Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word darkling. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DARKLING
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| black | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) • popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) • total absence of light • (board games) the darker pieces • a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today • black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) adjective satellite • marked by anger or resentment or hostility • offering little or no hope • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood • extremely dark • harshly ironic or sinister • (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading • distributed or sold illicitly • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame • (of coffee) without cream or sugar • soiled with dirt or soot verb • make or become black | ||||||||
| cloudy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • full of or covered with clouds adjective satellite • lacking definite form or limits • (of liquids) clouded as with sediment | ||||||||
| dim | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • made dim or less bright adjective satellite • lacking in light; not bright or harsh • lacking clarity or distinctness • offering little or no hope • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity verb • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • become dim or lusterless • make dim or lusterless • make dim by comparison or conceal • become vague or indistinct | ||||||||
| dusky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lighted by or as if by twilight • naturally having skin of a dark color | ||||||||
| gloomy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • depressingly dark • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||||
| grim | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • shockingly repellent; inspiring horror • harshly ironic or sinister • harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||||
| hazy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • filled or abounding with fog or mist • indistinct or hazy in outline | ||||||||
| murky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of liquids) clouded as with sediment • dark or gloomy | ||||||||
| mysterious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of an obscure nature • having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding | ||||||||
| obscure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
| opaque | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight adjective satellite • hard or impossible to understand | ||||||||
| shadowy | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • filled with shade • lacking clarity or distinctness • lacking in substance | ||||||||
| somber | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking brightness or color; dull • grave or even gloomy in character | ||||||||
| tenebrous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • dark and gloomy | ||||||||
| twilight | nounn | |||||||
noun • the time of day immediately following sunset • the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth • a condition of decline following successes adjective satellite • lighted by or as if by twilight | ||||||||
