BEDIMMED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in blackened

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verb

past tense of bedim

as in obscured

to make dark, dim, or indistinct the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze

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Adjective

The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025

Definition of blackened

Verb

Her name was obscured in the city records, but the Bee was able to determine her identity through a search of property records.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Even once the storms abated, a low-slung quilt of fog obscured the Navy Pier fireworks show later that evening.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of obscured

Adjective

Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
In Randolph’s photo, Brisket could be seen lounging on a dusky pink velvet chair with a table in front of him set with a martini and a glass of red wine.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 June 2026

Definition of dusky

Verb

Then as skies darkened, fireworks began lighting the skies everywhere.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Its most dramatic attack occurred last week, when hundreds of drones overwhelmed Moscow’s air defenses and hit refineries and storage tanks, sending up black plumes of smoke that darkened the sky.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026

Definition of darkened

Adjective

One of the great aspects of my tablet is its lighting, whether it's being used in bright sunlight or on a dimmed plane.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 June 2026
The pleasantly buzzy ballroom, cast in semi-dimmed lighting, filled with excited chatter and clinking silverware, felt like a slightly unwieldy wedding reception.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026

Definition of dimmed

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Global foreign investment rose last year, the UN said Tuesday, but warned that this year’s outlook is clouded by trade policy uncertainty and geopolitical tensions.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
Each features clouded bubbles to suggest aging, and the Air Max 90 takes the idea further with a distressed upper in the Infrared colorway.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 June 2026

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