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 The murk posed a real threat to Texans with emphysema or asthma, to the elderly or the infirm. — Scott W. Stern, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for murk

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Noun

For a taste of the Mediterranean, Beach Rogue, with its after-dark DJ and near-promise of shark sightings, is the spot to book.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Search operations were scheduled to conclude in the mid-evening Saturday, so all personnel could leave the field before dark, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of dark

Noun

White Settlement residents may notice a smoky haze or strong odor even though the fire is a significant distance away, the department said in a social media post.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Plantation owners and traditional farmers often start fires to clear land for farming at low cost, triggering hazardous haze that reduces visibility, disrupts land and air transportation and threatens public health.

— Muhammad Hatta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of haze

Noun

This horror movie mostly just smelled of fake fog from a community theater production and occasionally you were startled by random bursts of air, once again pulling you from the events on screen.

— Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Tech has crept into every facet of everyday life, like an invisible fog of ones and zeros.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fog

Noun

Ivan’s room feels practically airless, his face obscured in shadows, or captured in hazy side profiles, as Anica’s bright, concerned gaze holds the frame’s focus.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
While looking at the shadows, Crimmins allegedly maneuvered the grapple so that its shadow appeared to grab Lynch’s shadow.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shadows

Noun

Arm moves into mainframes Arm processors have become widely used across cloud infrastructure, mobile devices and increasingly AI computing.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
That bill will likely face industry pushback, CNBC suggested, since cloud providers would bear the cost of that new compliance regime, including implementing better know-your-customer protocols.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

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