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Synonyms for darkness
ˈdɑrk nɪsdark·ness
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
darkness
Synonyms:
blackness, dark, dimness, dusk, gloom, gloominess, obscurity, shade, shadowAntonyms:
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
dark, darknessnoun
absence of light or illumination
Synonyms:
duskiness, shadow, swarthiness, night, dark, nighttime, wickedness, iniquityAntonyms:
lightnessdarkness, 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, apparitionAntonyms:
lightnessiniquity, 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, injusticeAntonyms:
lightnessdark, 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, iniquityAntonyms:
lightnessdarknessnoun
having a dark or somber color
Synonyms:
wickedness, swarthiness, iniquity, dark, duskiness, shadowAntonyms:
lightnessdarkness, duskiness, swarthinessnoun
a swarthy complexion
Synonyms:
duskiness, shadow, swarthiness, dark, wickedness, dimness, iniquityAntonyms:
lightness
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Editors Contribution
evenfall
it is dark out at evenfall.
Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
darknessnoun
Synonyms:
obscurity, dimness, dark, want of lightdarknessnoun
Synonyms:
ignorance, blindness, want of knowledgedarknessnoun
Synonyms:
gloom, despondency, cheerlessness, joylessness
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
darknessnoun
Synonyms:
obscurity, shadow, dimness, gloom, infuscation, murkiness, obfuscation, tenebrosity, unenlightenment
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#271 | black | |
#594 | night | |
#1640 | dark | |
#3009 | evil | |
#3994 | sin | |
#4505 | shadow | |
#5503 | trace | |
#5936 | tail | |
#6663 | darkness | |
#8025 | shade | |
#9683 | phantom | |
#17473 | injustice | |
#18076 | dusk | |
#25864 | nighttime | |
#28338 | gloom | |
#36428 | obscurity | |
#39121 | wickedness | |
#40660 | iniquity | |
#45658 | blackness | |
#50492 | apparition | |
#51887 | tincture | |
#52055 | immorality | |
#58948 | unfairness | |
#59093 | ugliness | |
#73055 | phantasm | |
#84046 | vestige | |
#101206 | sinfulness | |
#172856 | dimness | |
#205540 | vileness | |
#248162 | obscurantism | |
#330484 | gloominess |
How to use darkness in a sentence?
J. Michael Straczynski, Babylon 5 (Television Series):
There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope. The death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender.
I recommend you simply ignore it, they hope for attention. In other states they have won by getting all displays banned. We will not allow them to win in Michigan. They can have their snake and all the darkness it represents.
Life here is so elemental. So real. Without the interference of civilization you can really experience things like,...silence. Silence and darkness in its purity. Right now, right outside my window all I can see is a black void. Endless darkness. It's totally exhilarating, and I feel very lucky to be here. Very, very lucky.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that.
This was done in darkness, undercover of darkness and largely under emergency during COVID. What's done in darkness comes to light, parents are waking up. Teachers are waking up and we actually have a large cohort of students who are speaking out against CRT.
Translations for darkness
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- алашьцараAbkhaz
- ظلامArabic
- qaranlıqAzerbaijani
- цемра, змрокBelarusian
- мрак, тъмнинаBulgarian
- tenebres, foscor, negrorCatalan, Valencian
- temnota, tmaCzech
- тьмаOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- tywyllwchWelsh
- mørkeDanish
- Dunkelheit, FinsternisGerman
- vivitiEwe
- σκοτάδι, ζόφος, έρεβοςGreek
- tenebro, mallumoEsperanto
- oscuridadSpanish
- pimedusEstonian
- تاریکی, تیرگیPersian
- pimeys, synkkyysFinnish
- sombreur, noirceur, obscurité, ténèbresFrench
- tsjusternisWestern Frisian
- dorchadasIrish
- dorchadas, dubhar, dubhScottish Gaelic
- escuridade, negror, tebrasGalician
- חשיכהHebrew
- अन्धेरा, अंधेराHindi
- sötétség, sHungarian
- խավար, մթությունArmenian
- kegelapanIndonesian
- tenebroIdo
- myrkur, dimma, ljósleysa, niflIcelandic
- oscurità, buioItalian
- חושךHebrew
- 闇, 暗黒Japanese
- სიბნელეGeorgian
- қараңғылықKazakh
- ភាពងងឹតKhmer
- 暗黑, 암흑, 어둠Korean
- تاریکیKurdish
- obscuritas, tenebrae, caligo, tenebrisLatin
- Donkelheet, DäischtertLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tamsaLithuanian
- tumsaLatvian
- ny maìzinaMalagasy
- hinapouriMāori
- अंधारMarathi
- mørkeNorwegian
- schemering, donkerheid, duisternisDutch
- mørker, mørkeNorwegian Nynorsk
- mørkeNorwegian
- chahałheełNavajo, Navaho
- ciemność, mrokPolish
- trevas, escuridão, escuroPortuguese
- negreală, întuneric, întristare, întunecime, tristețeRomanian
- тьма, темнота́, потёмки, мрак, темнотаRussian
- tamnoća, mračnost, mračnina, tama, тамаSerbo-Croatian
- temnota, tmaSlovak
- temaSlovene
- terr, errësirë, mugëtirëAlbanian
- mörker, mSwedish
- இருள்Tamil
- అంధకారము, చీకటిTelugu
- ความมืดThai
- kadilimanTagalog
- karanlıkTurkish
- темрява, морок, тьма, темнотаUkrainian
- اندھیرا, اندھیرےUrdu
- bóng tốiVietnamese
- פינצטערנישYiddish
- 黑暗Chinese
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