INKY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

inky

adjective

Definition of inky

as in dusky

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as in sludgy

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Recent Examples of inky Black cherry and a deep dark inky brown look black at first glance, but reveal violet or chocolate tones for those who dare to get close enough. — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026 Marine Serre showed its signature crescent print on long shorts and short circle skirts, and The Row went back to basics with inky blue jeans and an undone white button-down shirt. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 At Dries Van Noten, Thomas de Kluyver scribbled inky liner into the hollows of eyes and just under the lash line. — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 Curators Massimiliano Gioni and Gary Carrion-Murayari have parceled nearly four decades’ worth of art across two floors of the New York museum, casting much of the exhibition in inky darkness. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 To dress this uniform up for the office, Walsh recommends swapping the sneakers for loafers and pairing the barn jacket with inky blue denim and a crisp cotton button-down. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026 Next, get $400 off the Samsung 65-inch S90H OLED 4K TV, pairing pure inky blacks with fluid visuals. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Years ago, after Jake died, my instinct as a medical student was anger — clenching my teeth and jabbing a pen into my notepad, making a line of inky holes along the margin. — Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 Others are stewed with aromatics and oil to make a riotous take on XO sauce, funky and inky and complex, which gilds the hunks of squash under their corny beurre blanc. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inky

Adjective

Pittol’s arepas feature a crisp, mottled surface and a dusky plum hue.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Rooms The 149 guestrooms and 37 suites come alive in interiors inspired by ocean waves and the dusky skies of the Hollywood Hills, so the palette is moody, the finishes are polished, but nothing whispers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dusky

Adjective

While most of the building is from the Spanish colonial period, portions of the foundation are made of puddled adobe, an Indigenous building technique that is believed to date back to around 1200.

— Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream.

— Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026

Definition of puddled

Adjective

In these situations, withdrawing into a literal or symbolic dark room—avoiding sources of stress and going to a safe place—can be adaptive in the short term.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Connie Britton and Sam Nivola lead the series created by Nick Paley that blends mystery, dark comedy and the awkwardness of adolescence.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of dark

Adjective

Meanwhile, her position on taxation seems fairly muddled and not yet fully formed.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Garfield, sensitive and earthy, is our bellwether as the events descend into bloody carnage dictated by muddled agendas.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of muddled

Adjective

Of course, some situations are murkier than a stranger breezing past the entire queue.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
The legal position of the Hope Florida grand jury report, already widely reported but also expunged by an appellate court, grew murkier Tuesday amid a multi-pronged effort to prohibit any publication of the document.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of murky

Adjective

The Jays don’t need their entire lineup to click when the American League is so muddied, and the wild-card race is so wide open.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
During a nearly four-hour Friday hearing in Mecklenburg County small claims court, Jackson and Agape’s attorneys parsed through a muddied timeline that involved verbal agreements between Ball, Jackson and either Cam Newton or his father, Cecil Newton.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of muddied

Adjective

Standing between the jury and a verdict are scores of hours of conflicting testimony, bitter recriminations, and a vast trove of unfiltered texts exchanged by two brilliant scientists.

— Chris Serres — Boston Globe, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
Alongside the dump, NASA also released a trio of documents that help supplement the trove of unfiltered data.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfiltered

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