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

Andy Scott, a New Zealand Air Commodore, said the extreme cold and landing on a runway of ice in the dark make mid-winter flights to Antarctica one of the most challenging air crews can perform. —Reuters, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025

Patient records can sell for $250 each on the dark web, 50 times more than credit card information. —Jim McGann, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

But a glimpse through a small hole reveals a couple sitting there in the dark in a zombie-like state. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025

And though these incumbents and rising rivals are fierce, never count out the dark horses who are hungry for a spot at the top. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for the dark

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