BRUMOUS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

brumous

adjective

Definition of brumous

as in hazy

filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension the village was slumbering peacefully beneath the brumous morning sky

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Adjective

But the movie is a little hazy about what the father may have actually done.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
The story takes place during the course of one evening, in a hazy spiritual plane where anguished souls are caught between life and the hereafter.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of hazy

Adjective

At Emporio Armani, models walked the runway in gossamer-thin tanks and misty trousers that toed the line between lavender and blue.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Base yourself in Cerro Verde or Lago de Coatepeque for crater views and misty mornings above the clouds, then climb Santa Ana Volcano.

— Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026

Definition of misty

Adjective

Several studies suggest El Niño’s effects on the region could be more severe in 2027, when the climate pattern may disrupt the rainforest’s next rainy season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Waits unfurls a sad story over the course of the song, dropping details about an unnamed woman in red shoes who’s standing by the newsstand outside a pharmacy on a cold, rainy night.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of rainy

Adjective

Destructive storms like Hurricane Milton in 2024, which made landfall on Florida’s west coast at Siesta Key, can destroy traps, make the water murky and otherwise cause complications for fishermen.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The evidence is murkier than the common talking point suggests.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of murky

Adjective

If sauce is thick, stir in water, a spoonful at a time, to loosen.

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Kitty-corner from the park is 16th Street Baptist Church, the city's first Black congregation, housed in a thick tan brick building of Romanesque-Byzantine design, which became a center for civil rights meetings.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of thick

Adjective

But what happened inside the house remains a complicated and clouded mystery.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Deravi’s team is focused on the Pieridae family of butterflies, which includes examples like the clouded sulfur (Colias philodice) and cabbage white (Pieris rapae).

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

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