ILLUMINATIVE Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For ILLUMINATIVE
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| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| gloomy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • depressingly dark • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||||
| murky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of liquids) clouded as with sediment • dark or gloomy | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| unclear | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • poorly stated or described • not clear to the mind adjective satellite • not easily deciphered | ||||||||
| unintelligible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise adjective satellite • hard or impossible to understand | ||||||||
