as in dark
being without light or without much light
wanting to surprise her, we waited in the darkened room for her to get home before calling out "happy birthday"
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as in frowned
to take on a gloomy or forbidding look
his face slowly darkened as we told him the sad news
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as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
years of accumulated grime have darkened the painting until it can barely be seen
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as in marred
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
the scandal darkened his otherwise sterling reputation
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Recent Examples of darkened
Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Political action committees have circulated push polls falsely suggesting Mamdani intends to make halal mandatory, and attack ads have darkened and elongated his beard to evoke the visual coding of menace.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Add garlic, tomato paste, and anchovies and cook, stirring constantly, until tomato paste is slightly darkened, about 2 minutes.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
But then the bakery door darkened.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Gradually, though, the prognosis darkened.
—Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Stir in tomato paste and cook until darkened, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Yet after declaring the two-year war over, his tone has darkened in recent days.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Elordi’s big brown puppy-dog eyes are left untouched, without so much as a zombie-style darkened under-eye.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
By becoming the light in a darkened world, everyone becomes a firefly that helps to illuminate the way back home to each other.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Place wings, skin side down, on unlit side of grill; cover and grill, undisturbed, until darkened in color and cooked through, about 20 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Political action committees have circulated push polls falsely suggesting Mamdani intends to make halal mandatory, and attack ads have darkened and elongated his beard to evoke the visual coding of menace.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Add garlic, tomato paste, and anchovies and cook, stirring constantly, until tomato paste is slightly darkened, about 2 minutes.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
But then the bakery door darkened.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Gradually, though, the prognosis darkened.
—Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Stir in tomato paste and cook until darkened, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Yet after declaring the two-year war over, his tone has darkened in recent days.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Elordi’s big brown puppy-dog eyes are left untouched, without so much as a zombie-style darkened under-eye.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkened
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Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos were looked at by many across the NFL as a dark-horse Super Bowl contender before the season started.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sor Juana’s verses confirm that venturing into the dating pool is always like stepping into a dark abyss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While wave pools were once frowned upon by most surfers who argued machines couldn’t replace Mother Nature, many have come around as technology has improved.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sitting on a purple-and-gold sofa, Mamdani tasted his biryani and frowned.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Seeking justice, centuries later Though the frenzy surrounding witchcraft in England faded in the decades following the Maidstone trial, and all laws criminalizing witchcraft have long since been repealed, the convictions of those women – and hundreds like them – still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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That quirk of the JWST never faded, as the telescope naturally cocoons its targets in only the most deserving frames.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The driver then gets out and walks toward the back end of the truck, which is obscured from the camera by the tree.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The seafloor had once been obscured beneath a thick ice shelf, but that changed in July 2017 when the massive A68 iceberg calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement While the commercial supply of goods has improved since the cease-fire deal, the flow of humanitarian aid continues to be marred by bureaucracy, delays, and blockages.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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Martin starred as one of the NFL’s top running backs a decade ago, in a career that was also marred by injuries and off-field challenges.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Philadelphia 76ers' immediate and medium-term future looked murky coming into this season.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Still, Kenya’s longer-term political outlook just got a lot murkier, as the scramble to win over Odinga’s supporters will intensify in the months ahead.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Randy Johnson stared into the eyes of Christy Mathewson.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The canine, clearly confused, stared up, visibly bewildered and waiting patiently for the affection to finally land.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Skip any skins that look moldy, blackened, or spoiled.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Day turned to night as thick, acrid clouds blackened the sky.—
Robert Wyss,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Darkened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darkened. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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