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being without light or without much light<a dark alley that most people wisely avoided>Synonymsdarkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusky, gloomy, murky, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, somber (or sombre)Related Wordsmoonless, sunless; cloudy, dull, dulled, lackluster; shadowy, shady; gray (also grey), leaden, paleNear Antonymsbeaming, effulgent, glowing, lambent, radiant, shining; glossy, lustrous, shinyAntonymsbright, brightened, brilliant, illuminated, illumined, light, lighted (or lit), lucent, lucid, luminous
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causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer<her mind was filled with dark thoughts as she waited for the results of the medical test>— see gloomy 1
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given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge<the actor was always quite dark about his life before his arrival in Hollywood>— see secretive
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having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning<a troubled kid who was always muttering dark threats that someday theyʼd all be sorry>— see obscure 1
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lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books<a dark period in European history when people lived in ignorance, fear, and want>— see ignorant 1
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