MURK Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

murk

noun

ˈmərk

Definition of murk

as in dark

a time or place of little or no light a robber lying unseen in the murk

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as in haze

an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency stuck outside in the murk and the rain

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Recent Examples of murk White noise swirls like smoke and Kenyan guest vocalist Lord Spikeheart’s sinister laughter punctuates the murk. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026 Mueller’s inability to get to the bottom of the murk did not make the murk any less murky. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 In the evening of March 1, an oil tanker turned off its transponder about 25 kilometers (15 miles) east of the emirate of Sharjah and disappeared into the murk of jammed signals over the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint that separates the Persian Gulf from the open ocean. — Priyanjana Bengani, Bloomberg, 7 Mar. 2026 At last, a few gleams of paving stone showed through the murk in the lane below. — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for murk

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Noun

One incident in June involved hundreds of teens convening after dark at Romare Bearden Park, where police arrested 23 teenagers and one adult and issued citations to 13 parents.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
Undeterred, Norway’s players celebrated with beer and waved as the party continued long after dark.

— Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026

Definition of dark

Noun

Smoke from wildfires in Canada has poured into the United States, causing air quality to plummet and masking landscapes in a thick, brown haze.

— Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Wildfire smoke consists of microscopic particulate matter, ash and trace minerals that, combined with water vapor, create the haze effect.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Definition of haze

Noun

Experts say that the biggest challenge at that extreme level of blackness is actually measuring it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
In the restaurant, my dad looked at me with the passionate conviction of a man who was confident in his Blackness and wanted nothing more than to pass it on.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

Definition of blackness

Noun

The theater has wind, water, fog, scent, snow, lightning, and vibration effects to capture the feel of being inside the movie.

— Zuri Primos July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Nass suggests the Gray Lady, a citrusy gin concoction that borrows the nickname for Nantucket’s fog.

— Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026

Definition of fog

Noun

There are a great deal of Nordstrom Anniversary Sale fragrance exclusives, like a Parfums de Marly Signature Fragrance Duo set and a Diptyque eau de parfum and hair mist set, plus discovery and travel sets from Le Labo, Hermès and more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Packing a hydrating mist In much of Europe, the heat is intense, especially during the summer.

— Jamie Davis Smith, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

Definition of mist

Noun

Still, there is a different feeling of watching a film on the big screen, the velvet darkness of the theater a portal into director Curry Barker’s sinister world of lonely young men and the fatal consequences of their heady desires.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Among the concerns was worry that schoolchildren would have to get to class in darkness.

— Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of darkness

Noun

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Despite its correction, EWZ remains in a cyclical bull trend as defined by the weekly cloud model, denoted by the shaded area on the chart, which provides support for the uptrend aligned with former resistance near $34.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026

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