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

During a penumbral eclipse, the moon merely brushes this outer zone and often appears only subtly dimmed. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The lights were dimmed, and many of the children were more focused on their giddy Spanish campmate than the match. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Odds for Social Security reform may have dimmed last week after one of the program's biggest champions lost his primary, but advocates say this only highlights the importance of November's midterm elections. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

You’ll be given a blanket and an eye mask to wear, and the lights in the pool area will be dimmed. — Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

For more than a year, a light that shines in Kansas City’s skyline has been dimmed. — Rashad Alexander august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

The star dimmed tremendously in late 2019, not returning to its typical brightness until early 2020, which caused much consternation among stargazers. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

District Superintendent Monica Schroeder noted the various technologies and advancements at the school, including even the lights — the days of bright, buzzing overhead lights are over, with lights that can be dimmed. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

That story dimmed a bit when the Defense Department removed references to the Code Talkers, but quickly restored them after a public outcry in 2025. — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026