Related Words for darken

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dim
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Verb, Verb
brighten
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Verb, Verb
lighten
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Verb, Verb
blacken
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Verb
whiten
/x
Name
fade
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Noun
soften
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Verb
redden
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Noun
thicken
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Verb
darker
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Adjective
recede
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Verb
harden
/x
Noun
disappear
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Verb
illumine
x/x
Verb
lengthen
/x
Verb
deepen
/x
Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
oxidize
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Verb
weaken
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Verb
shrivel
/x
Verb
vanish
/x
Verb
widen
/x
Verb
deteriorate
x/xxx
Verb
enliven
x/x
Verb
sharpen
/x
Verb
scorch
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Noun
intensify
x/xx
Verb
dulled
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Verb
shine
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Noun
saturate
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Verb
broaden
/x
Verb
flatten
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Verb
illuminate
x/xx
Verb
degrade
x/
Verb
shrink
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Verb
alter
/x
Verb
bleed
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Noun
blacker
/x
Noun
dilate
x/
Verb
brighter
/x
Adjective
seep
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Noun
straighten
/x
Verb
freshen
/x
Verb
distort
x/
Verb
enlarge
x/
Verb
moisten
/x
Verb
engulf
x/
Verb
worsen
/x
Verb
tarnish
/x
Noun
evaporate
x/xx
Verb
dwindle
/x
Verb
tint
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Noun
ripen
/x
Verb
encroach
x/
Verb
irritate
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Verb
reshape
x/
Verb
linger
/x
Noun
shorten
/x
Verb
appear
x/
Verb
grayed
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Adjective
penetrate
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Verb
begin
x/
Verb
enrich
x/
Verb
lessen
/x
Verb
stiffen
/x
Verb
corrode
x/
Verb
pierce
/
Noun
dampen
/x
Verb
ruin
/x
Noun
enlighten
x/x
Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
wane
/
Noun
prolong
x/
Verb
grayish
/x
Adjective
clouded
/x
Adjective
brown
/
Name, Adjective
reddish
/x
Adjective
disintegrate
x/xx
Verb
quicken
/x
Name
grey
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Name
interfere
xx/
Verb
hasten
/x
Verb
gradually
/xxx
Adverb
permeate
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Verb
sicken
/x
Verb
glow
/
Noun
occlude
x/
Verb
erase
x/
Verb
awaken
x/x
Verb
shadows
/x
Noun
erode
x/
Verb
overspread
/x/
Verb
shade
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Noun
black out
//
Phrase, Verb
gloom
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Noun
obfuscate
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Verb
blind
/
Noun
dirk
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Name
draw in
/x
Phrase, Verb
obscure
x/
Adjective
pitch
/
Noun
opaque
x/
Adjective
leaden
/x
Adjective
denigrate
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Verb
ashen
/x
Adjective
swart
/
Name
grievous
/x
Verb
soars
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Noun, Verb
oval
/x
Adjective
skies
/
Noun
warp
/
Verb
mayer
/x
Name
doorstep
/x
Noun
eclipses
x/x
Noun
heavens
/x
Noun
fogs
/
Noun
eyelashes
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Noun
freckles
/x
Noun
nipples
/x
Noun
lashes
/x
Noun
abate
x/
Verb
aggravate
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Verb
alternate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
another
x/x
Verb
ascend
x/
Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bane
/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
benefice
x/x
Noun, Verb
bishopric
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Noun
bo
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Noun, Verb
burnt
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Adjective
busiest
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Adjective
cleanest
/x
Adjective
colder
/x
Adjective, Noun
cometh
/x
Verb, Noun, Adverb
confuse
x/
Verb
crowded
/x
Adjective
dank
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
descend
x/
Verb, Noun
deserted
x/x
Adjective
destitution
/xxx
Noun
dirtiest
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Adjective
dis
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Noun, Verb
dun
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
gloss
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Noun, Verb
immense
x/
Adjective, Noun
impart
x/
Verb
lighten up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
murk
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
overcast
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
overshadow
/x/x
Verb
quieter
/xx
Noun
unclear
x/
Adjective, Verb
unlit
xx
Adjective
veil
/
Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb