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

After spending nearly a decade in the dark world of Gilead as star of The Handmaid’s Tale, Elisabeth Moss is onto some lighter — though still murderous — fare. —Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026

This one from Amazon is from 100-percent cotton, and the dark wash looks so sophisticated. —Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026

Eilish first made her acting debut in Swarm, the dark comedy miniseries created by Janine Nabers and Donald Glover. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026

Wasserman Schultz emphasized that her biggest concern is the dark web, where networks of predators buy and sell child pornography while evading detection. —Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the dark

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