DIMMING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

dimming

verb

present participle of dim

as in darkening

to make dark, dim, or indistinct the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane

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Recent Examples of dimming But even that definition has limits, as small LEDs and local dimming zones aren’t enough to guarantee good performance. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 The star in my second occultation was brighter, and the dimming much longer, so no squinting was required. — David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2026 Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Washington on Wednesday, but likely without a coterie of corporate leaders, dimming already-low expectations of potential business deals between the superpowers. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Dimming affordability Berkshire's latest purchases have come as interest rates rise, which hurt homebuilders by raising the rate on 30-year mortgages and dimming affordability. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 The end of summer, with its dimming heat and the dregs of a luxuriously unstructured schedule, is not it. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 Rather than prohibit every version of the display, the board expressly invited the Heuers to propose dimming, shielding or screening the lights, reducing their number or directing them downward. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 Scientists have struggled to explain this dimming for some time, but finally a team of researchers from Syracuse University may have solved this puzzle. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Bringing home a 65-inch 4K television equipped with discrete local dimming zones, high brightness output, and 144Hz VRR gaming acceleration, under $500, is an extraordinary value. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

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The neutral palette feels a little more friendly and relaxed rather than dark and serious, which adds a certain brightness back into the rapidly darkening days.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2026
But at a festive National Day meal in Riyadh, where families dined while patriotic songs filled the room, there was a growing sense that the public mood may be darkening.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of darkening

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Just such an October weather pattern occurred 61 years ago, obscuring predawn views of the spectacular Comet Ikeya-Seki for most observers east of the Mississippi — an ironic fate for the most brilliant comet of the 20th century.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Today’s problem is hyperscalers spending themselves into oblivion, spreading inflation well beyond Silicon Valley and obscuring problems nearly everywhere else.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscuring

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The lines between Iñárritu’s fiction and our demented present are clearly blurring.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
The lines have been blurring between categories for a while, and now Snapdragon chips are powering laptops and delivering performance that rivals high-end Intel Core chips.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of blurring

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Lines at Russian gas stations, crippled refineries, and images of burning oil depots blackening the sky lent credence to the narrative, as did blackouts and fuel shortages in Crimea.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
There’s more than just blackening bananas; electrodes embedded in the fruit transmit electrical signals into sound and light tones that constantly shift.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of blackening

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Something about home or family could be distracting you in a way that’s clouding your read on your professional situation today.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Beyond the 2022 case dismissal, in other instances, charges were never filed, information has come out clouding an accuser’s story, or Brown has counter-sued for defamation — details which complicate each story.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

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