Synonyms for darkness
ˈdɑrk nɪs

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

1. dark, darkness(noun)

   absence of light or illumination

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

   Antonyms:
   lightness

2. darkness, dark, shadow(noun)

   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, dark(noun)

   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, darkness(noun)

   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. darkness(noun)

   having a dark or somber color

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

   Antonyms:
   lightness

6. darkness, duskiness, swarthiness(noun)

   a swarthy complexion

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

   Antonyms:
   lightness

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. darkness(noun)

   Antonyms:
   lightness

2. darkness(noun)

   Antonyms:
   lightness

3. darkness(noun)

   Antonyms:
   lightness

4. darkness(noun)

   Antonyms:
   lightness

5. darkness(noun)

   Antonyms:
   lightness

6. darkness(noun)

   Evilness, lack of understanding or compassion, reference to death or suffering.

   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

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

1. darkness(n.)

   Synonyms:
   obscurity, dimness, dark, want of light

2. darkness(n.)

   Synonyms:
   ignorance, blindness, want of knowledge

3. darkness(n.)

   Synonyms:
   gloom, despondency, cheerlessness, joylessness

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

1. List of paraphrases:

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

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