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EFFULGENT Antonyms

There are 19 antonyms of the word effulgent. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For EFFULGENT

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blackened
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• darkened by smoke

• (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood

clouded
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance

• filled or abounding with clouds

• mentally disordered

• unclear in form or expression

dark
adjectiveadj
adjective

• devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

• (used of color) having a dark hue

noun

• absence of light or illumination

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unilluminated area

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

• an unenlightened state

adjective satellite

• brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• secret

• showing a brooding ill humor

• lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• causing dejection

• not giving performances; closed

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

dimmed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• made dim or less bright

drab
adjectiveadj
noun

• a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown

adjective satellite

• lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• of a light brownish green color

• causing dejection

dull
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

adjective satellite

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

verb

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

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

lightless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• giving no light

• without illumination

murky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of liquids) clouded as with sediment

• dark or gloomy

overcast
adjectiveadj
noun

• the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

• gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

• a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling

• a cast that falls beyond the intended spot

adjective satellite

• filled or abounding with clouds

verb

• make overcast or cloudy

• sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches

• sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next

pallid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

pitch-dark
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely dark

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

unilluminated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without illumination

obscured
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

Alternatives for BLACKENED

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