Synonyms of dims

dims

verb

present tense third-person singular of dim

as in obscures

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscures
• darkens
• blurs
• blackens
• overshadows
• shadows
• clouds
• shrouds
• fogs
• beclouds
• hazes
• overcasts
• mists
• conceals
• bedims
• hides
• fuzzes (up)
• befogs
• obliterates
• eclipses
• shades
• dislimns
• overclouds
• blears
• covers
• adumbrates
• blots out
• masks
• curtains
• screens
• camouflages
• cloaks
• disguises
• veils

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminates
• lights (up)
• reveals
• brightens
• lightens
• exposes
• illumines
• uncovers
• unveils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dims

The relentless cycle of attacks dims the potential of reaching a diplomatic end to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of its neighbor. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

Come nighttime, La Plaza, the resort’s open courtyard resembling a town square, dims the lights and turns up the volume to the beats of international DJs. — Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Moon angles her chin and the light dims in her eyes. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

The guests arrive as the afternoon light dims on this Asheville, North Carolina, community. — Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026

Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. — CBS News, 13 May 2026

However, some form of auto-brightness might have still been activated, buried deep in a menu, or an image-processing feature that also dims the picture could have been running. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026

That terrible war dims in the national memory, but to be Gen X is to be born into the cultural tumult of the Vietnam War, a deeply unpopular and brutal conflict fought by tens of thousands of young men forced into service. — John Devore, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026

Worries that prices at the pump could soar past $5 emerge as tankers remain idled and the outlook for a quick resolution dims. — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2026