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

Now, the market is stalled by surging mortgage rates, the compounding effect from years of rising home prices and an economic outlook dimmed by high inflation. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

There has always been a childish aspect to him — in a good way — and his curiosity hasn’t dimmed even as his age has advanced. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Hundreds of people responsible for 73 million Americans’ health care quieted as conference room lights dimmed and Mehmet Oz’s face appeared on giant screens Thursday morning. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

And on night or red-eye flights, the lights in the cabin are usually dimmed and people are trying to sleep, Caulcutt says, so keep conversations to a whisper whenever possible. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Perfecth also acts as a time machine where Homme has dimmed the dials to the ’70s and snapped them clean off. — Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026

By the time the lights dimmed for the halftime show, Sampaio and Martin made good on their promise. — Raymond Braun, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

The outward-facing lenses are electrochromatic, which means they can be dimmed or made transparent at the touch of a button. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

My recruiting has dimmed a little, but that’s always in the bigger picture. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026