Synonyms for darkness
ˈdɑrk nɪsdark·ness

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1. darknessnoun

   Antonyms:
   lightness

2. darknessnoun

   Antonyms:
   lightness

3. darknessnoun

   Antonyms:
   lightness

4. darknessnoun

   Antonyms:
   lightness

5. darknessnoun

   Antonyms:
   lightness

6. darknessnoun

   Antonyms:
   lightness

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. darkness

   Synonyms:
   blackness, dark, dimness, dusk, gloom, gloominess, obscurity, shade, shadow

   Antonyms:
   blaze, flame, flare, flash, flicker, glare, gleam, gleaming, glimmer, glistening, glistering, glitter, glow, illumination, incandescence, light, luster, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, shine, shining, sparkle, twinkle, twinkling

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. dark, darknessnoun

   absence of light or illumination

   Synonyms:
   duskiness, shadow, swarthiness, night, dark, nighttime, wickedness, iniquity

   Antonyms:
   lightness

2. darkness, dark, shadownoun

   an unilluminated area

   "he moved off into the darkness"

   Synonyms:
   nighttime, fantasm, shadower, night, phantom, shadow, iniquity, tincture, dark, wickedness, trace, phantasm, vestige, swarthiness, tail, phantasma, duskiness, apparition

   Antonyms:
   lightness

3. iniquity, wickedness, darkness, darknoun

   absence of moral or spiritual values

   "the powers of darkness"

   Synonyms:
   swarthiness, immorality, shabbiness, sinfulness, lousiness, sin, ugliness, shadow, nighttime, iniquity, night, dark, wickedness, evil, duskiness, unfairness, sliminess, repulsiveness, nefariousness, loathsomeness, vileness, injustice

   Antonyms:
   lightness

4. dark, darknessnoun

   an unenlightened state

   "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"

   Synonyms:
   duskiness, shadow, swarthiness, night, dark, nighttime, wickedness, iniquity

   Antonyms:
   lightness

5. darknessnoun

   having a dark or somber color

   Synonyms:
   wickedness, swarthiness, iniquity, dark, duskiness, shadow

   Antonyms:
   lightness

6. darkness, duskiness, swarthinessnoun

   a swarthy complexion

   Synonyms:
   duskiness, shadow, swarthiness, dark, wickedness, dimness, iniquity

   Antonyms:
   lightness

Matched Categories

1. • Complexion
   • Condition
   • Illumination
   • Scene
   • Unenlightenment
   • Value

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. evenfall

   it is dark out at evenfall.

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. darknessnoun

   Synonyms:
   obscurity, dimness, dark, want of light

2. darknessnoun

   Synonyms:
   ignorance, blindness, want of knowledge

3. darknessnoun

   Synonyms:
   gloom, despondency, cheerlessness, joylessness

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. darknessnoun

   Synonyms:
   obscurity, shadow, dimness, gloom, infuscation, murkiness, obfuscation, tenebrosity, unenlightenment

   Associated words:
   erebus, ahriman, cimmerii

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "darkness":

   dark, obscurity, blackness, gloom, obscurantism, shadow, night, black

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How to use darkness in a sentence?

1. Ronald Reagan:

   You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done.

2. Ehsan Sehgal:

   Indeed, the sun rises each morning with a ray of new sunshine after the darkness of each night, such circled-journey of it will stay continue; however, not ours.

3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   It is always possible that society you live in might go backwards, towards the land of ignorance and darkness! While this tragedy and stupidity happening, you must move forward! You must walk forward, towards the light and wisdom, to the land of reason!

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   When the light powerfully shines upon us, the darkness cannot dare to touch us!

5. Uhuru Kenyatta:

   These reports will go a long way in enhancing the financial transparency and openness that we require in Kenya and around the globe. The movement of illicit funds, proceeds of crime and corruption thrive in an environment of secrecy and darkness, the Pandora Papers and subsequent follow up audits will lift that veil of secrecy and darkness for those who can not explain their assets or wealth.