bedimmed 1 of 2

adjective

as in blackened

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bedimmed

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedimmed
  1. blackened
  2. obscured
  3. dusky
  4. darkened
  5. dimmed
  6. blurred
  7. dim
  8. clouded
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
  • The exact current values are obscured because federal filings use broad ranges and exclude subsequent market moves.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The choice to film primarily at night, in darkness, using disembodied voices to tell a story not depicted on camera, further highlights the extent to which these events have been obscured in Israel and around the world.
    — Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscured
Adjective
  • From brick red to ashen violet and dusky taupe, these are the soft yet moody nail colors to keep an eye on this fall.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026
  • On Sunday, the model stopped by a Brooklyn farmer’s market for an autumnal bouquet—all rich oranges and dusky browns—which coordinated with her fall ’fit.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of dusky
Verb
  • In its latest incarnation, designed by the firm S9, the curtain wall has darkened and the electronic billboards brightened, so that the tower resembles a TV mount, more apparatus than architecture.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Verity is immobile and catatonic, and Lowen learns that the family’s life is also darkened by a child’s accidental death.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of darkened
Adjective
  • In the dimmed light of a hospital room in Nevada, the placenta — blue and shining — has just delivered.
    — Mara Evans, STAT, 27 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of dimmed
Verb
  • Sometimes the images are blurred along the edges, while other shots seem to have been manipulated using CGI.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Baird, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, favors density and percussive force, while Williams, a trumpeter, tends to work in subliminal textures and blurred, dissolving tones.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of blurred
Adjective
  • Or at least warts that had been covered up by the flattering glow of dim lighting, flowers, champagne toasts, and laughter.
    — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 29 Sep. 2026
  • When the frame is filled with white skies and snow, the picture can look dim compared with other shots, though highlight details like wisps of clouds and falling snowflakes against all that white can be readily seen.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of dim
Verb
  • The sky had clouded in the meantime, deleting the circle from the wall—she’d arrived just in time to witness it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But her seemingly normal life is clouded by constant anxiety over the possibility of being sent back home.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of clouded
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