Synonyms of in the dark

in the dark

phrase

as in ignorant

not informed about or aware of something

He kept his family in the dark about his move until everything was finalized.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignorant
• unaware
• oblivious
• unconscious
• innocent
• unmindful
• clueless
• unknowing
• uninformed
• unwitting
• unacquainted
• insensible
• nescient
• uneducated
• incognizant
• absent
• untaught
• inattentive
• unschooled
• absentminded
• heedless
• inconscient
• abstracted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aware
• grounded
• informed
• conscious
• conversant
• knowing
• acquainted
• taught
• hip
• mindful
• cognizant
• up-to-date
• educated
• knowledgeable
• witting
• schooled
• plugged-in
• sensitive
• au courant
• observant
• heedful
• sentient

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of in the dark

The people of Florida would still be in the dark but for a leak of the report to CBS Miami investigative reporter Jim DeFede, who posted the 19-page report on the station’s website. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Pitch-reading is far from an exact science, and plenty of highly experienced, intelligent players and pundits are completely in the dark about interpreting a 22-yard section of grass. — Ben Jones aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

And yet still, with just days to go in the legislative session, the majority of lawmakers, as well as the public, do not have any draft legislative language to work with, leaving all but the negotiators in the dark about key details of the proposal. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Scientists began describing minerals that glowed in the dark as phosphors in the Middle Ages. — ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026