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ILLUMINE Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word illumine. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For ILLUMINE

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bedim
verbv
verb

• make darker and difficult to perceive by sight

• make unintelligible or unclear

blacken
verbv
verb

• make or become black

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

cloud
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

• a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

• out of touch with reality

• a cause of worry or gloom or trouble

• suspicion affecting your reputation

• a group of many things in the air or on the ground

verb

• make overcast or cloudy

• make less visible or unclear

• billow up in the form of a cloud

• make gloomy or depressed

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• make less clear

• colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

• make milky or dull

darken
verb, nounv, n
verb

• become dark or darker

• tarnish or stain

• make dark or darker

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

obfuscate
verbv
verb

• make obscure or unclear

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

overshadow
verbv
verb

• be greater in significance than

• make appear small by comparison

• cast a shadow upon

shadow
verb, nounv, n
noun

• shade within clear boundaries

• an unilluminated area

• something existing in perception only

• a premonition of something adverse

• an indication that something has been present

• refuge from danger or observation

• a dominating and pervasive presence

• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

• an inseparable companion

verb

• follow, usually without the person's knowledge

• cast a shadow over

• make appear small by comparison

shroud
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

• burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

verb

• cover as if with a shroud

• form a cover like a shroud

• wrap in a shroud

veil
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a garment that covers the head and face

• a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

• the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

• a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

verb

• to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

Alternatives for BEDIM

Alternatives for BLACKEN

Alternatives for CLOUD

Alternatives for DARKEN

Alternatives for DIM

Alternatives for OBFUSCATE

Alternatives for OBSCURE

Alternatives for OVERSHADOW

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