Synonyms of dimmed

dimmed 1 of 2

adjective

as in darkened

being without light or without much light

a dimmed lounge where students like to rest and sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darkened
• dark
• murky
• dim
• obscured
• black
• unlit
• dusk
• dusky
• somber
• obscure
• gloomy
• lightless
• darkling
• pitch-black
• darkish
• pitch-dark
• darksome
• pitchy
• tenebrous
• stygian
• dulled
• caliginous
• rayless
• twilit
• clouded
• crepuscular
• tenebrific
• moonless
• lackluster
• starless
• gray
• misty
• cloudy
• pale
• shadowy
• dull
• shady
• leaden
• foggy
• befogged
• sunless
• beclouded
• smoggy
• fuliginous
• shadowlike
• soupy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• light
• illuminated
• lit
• bright
• luminous
• shining
• brightened
• brilliant
• illumined
• lucid
• incandescent
• radiant
• sparkling
• lucent
• alight
• lightsome
• glaring
• glowing
• lambent
• resplendent
• beaming
• effulgent
• beamy
• shiny
• glossy
• lustrous
• aglitter
• highlighted
• agleam
• ablaze
• ultrabright
• relucent
• spotlighted
• moonlit
• sunlit
• moony
• starlit
• floodlit

dimmed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dim

as in obscured

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscured
• darkened
• blurred
• clouded
• blackened
• overshadowed
• shrouded
• shadowed
• beclouded
• fogged
• hazed
• overcast
• misted
• bedimmed
• overclouded
• eclipsed
• shaded
• concealed
• bleared
• obliterated
• covered
• hid
• dislimned
• befogged
• fuzzed (up)
• adumbrated
• masked
• blotted out
• screened
• cloaked
• veiled
• curtained
• camouflaged
• disguised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brightened
• illuminated
• lit (up)
• revealed
• lightened
• exposed
• illumined
• uncovered
• unveiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dimmed

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, 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

For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025

Verb

The lower portions of the door feature electrochromatic glass that can be dimmed at the press of a button. — Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

On a Wednesday night, the overhead lights are dimmed, the industrial fans are whirring and Chrishana Simon is gliding around the makeshift roller rink. — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

His time away from the public glare hasn’t dimmed his superstar status in these parts. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026

Before the shows began, the lights of Times Square were dimmed for a minute in remembrance and inside the theaters, productions paid homage to the city of New York with moments of silence or speeches to the audience. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

But for a few years, the wattage of the stars putting pen to paper dimmed a little, the realities of a Turkish economy that had taken a battering hitting home. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Nissan Stadium's lights dimmed with fans standing and many holding up their cell phone flashlights. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

With the overhead lights dimmed and soft light spilling from the dioramas, the displays looked like windows to other worlds. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Just before Wood announced the procurement of funds for the new building, the lights dimmed, and ECS members wheeled their race car into University Union Ballroom, where they were met with applause. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026