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Definition of darkling
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darkling
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Synonyms & Antonyms for darkling
Synonyms: Adjective
- black,
- caliginous,
- dark,
- darkened,
- darkish,
- darksome,
- dim,
- dimmed,
- dusk,
- dusky,
- gloomy,
- lightless,
- murky,
- obscure,
- obscured,
- pitch-black,
- pitch-dark,
- pitchy,
- rayless,
- somber
- (or sombre),
- stygian,
- tenebrific,
- tenebrous,
- unlit
Antonyms: Adjective
- bright,
- brightened,
- brilliant,
- illuminated,
- illumined,
- light,
- lit
- (or lighted),
- lightsome,
- lucent,
- lucid,
- luminous
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“Darkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darkling. Accessed 28 May. 2022.
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