BEDIM Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

bedim

verb

bi-ˈdim

Definition of bedim

as in to obscure

to make dark, dim, or indistinct the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze

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Aggregate data can obscure radically different labor market realities, and monetary policy calibrated only to the aggregate can miss the productive capacity sitting beneath it.

— Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Racing on Crait kicks up those vibrant red dust clouds, which obscure the view of other racers and can even slow them down.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscure

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Fellow activists accused her of having darkened her skin using makeup and fake tanner and adopting a Black American accent after returning from a stint in the Peace Corps in Rwanda.

— Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2026
But at a festive National Day meal in Riyadh, where families dined while patriotic songs filled the room, there was a growing sense that the public mood may be darkening.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of darken

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The star in my second occultation was brighter, and the dimming much longer, so no squinting was required.

— David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Washington on Wednesday, but likely without a coterie of corporate leaders, dimming already-low expectations of potential business deals between the superpowers.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of dim

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Footage shot later at daybreak showed the house gutted, charred and blackened from the inside out.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Lines at Russian gas stations, crippled refineries, and images of burning oil depots blackening the sky lent credence to the narrative, as did blackouts and fuel shortages in Crimea.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of blacken

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Lightly mist rolls with water from spray bottle; sprinkle with flaky sea salt.

— Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
Dyer suggests misting the cloth with the cleaning solution and wiping the window in vertical sections before using a dry cloth to wipe the areas again.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mist

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But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus.

— Edward Fitzpatrick, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak.

— Charles Seife, Slate Magazine, 1 Mar. 2017

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