the dark

noun

1

: a state in which no light can be seen

She stumbled around in the dark until she finally found the light switch.

He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark.

2

: a place where little or no light can be seen

The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.

He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark.

3

: a state in which something is hidden or kept secret

Most of their deals were made in the dark.

4

: a state of not knowing about something

I'm in the dark about the agreement.

The public was kept in the dark about the meeting.

Examples of the dark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Iranian people are fighting for their lives and their future in the dark. —Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026

Has Sam leapt to the dark side? —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026

If the team's map of the dark matter in that cluster is even slightly off, their calculations of how many distant galaxies are hidden there could be wrong. —Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026

Ethan worked as an actor and appeared in a few projects during the 1990s and early 2000s, including the cyber thriller Hackers and the dark comedy series Birds of Prey. —Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the dark

• ballpark
• benchmark
• birthmark
• daymark
• earmark
• embark
• hallmark
• landmark
• monarch
• postmark
• remark
• skylark