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

Government crypto operations are the stuff of lore, from the arrest of Ross Ulbricht, architect of the dark web marketplace Silk Road, to the multinational effort to take down child exploitation site Welcome to Video. —Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026

Thousands remain in the dark, prompting city leaders to form a commission to investigate Nashville Electric Service. —Kati Weis, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026

More than three hours before sunrise that morning, the foursome hiked Tent Ridge in Spray Valley Provincial Park through the dark, the photographers tell PEOPLE. —Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026

The information was later posted for sale on the dark web. —Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for the dark

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