SUNLESS Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

sunless

adjective

ˈsən-ləs

Definition of sunless

as in dark

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum

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Recent Examples of sunless To avoid a rash, reduce other risks of tanning, and protect your overall skin health, consider switching to a sunless self-tanner. — Carrie Madormo, Health, 24 Oct. 2025 Earth’s substantial atmosphere and geomagnetic field block most (but not all) of this bombardment, and the sunless interiors of worlds without these properties still get protection from overlying material. — Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2025 As a safer alternative, many people opt for sunless tanning methods such as fake tan products or sprays. — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 The setting is oppressive — cramped, sunless rooms in which workers push out pant after pant, shirt after shirt, vest after vest — but Wang’s gaze is never pitiful or exploitative. — Devika Girish, New York Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunless

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Adjective

There’s nothing about the white bedding, dark-wood furniture, and tan carpeting that will knock your socks off—but nothing that will make your toes curl, either.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Guadagnino and screenwriter Simon Rich mold the material from dark humor through technocratic giddiness to sobering horror.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dark

Adjective

Things looked bleak for Keller, but the Indians kept fighting.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
In the exceedingly bleak ending to the book, Bela realizes that the demon has killed and styled itself after her Grandma Ruth, who lures Russell and Ursula to their death.

— William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bleak

Adjective

As filmmakers, they were drawn to the unexpected beauty of the desolate, postindustrial landscape.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Obscenities, the referee’s whistle, and the thud of boots into balls—and sometimes shins—easily carry across these desolate fields.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of desolate

Adjective

About one in three women is expected to face an anxiety or depressive disorder in their lifetimes.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Studies that followed African American adolescents and Latino/a adolescents have found a link between experiences of discrimination and depressive symptoms that linger years later.

— Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of depressive

Adjective

There will be pockets of opportunities from these old big department stores, which are underinvested and a bit depressing to walk around.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
In the wake of a depressing 69-93 season that sputtered out from the get-go, as so many a Royals campaign does, the club promptly made some substantial changes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of depressing

Adjective

Jerusalem — Three years to the minute after the start of the deadliest single day in Israel’s history, the country marked the somber occasion with a series of ceremonies, memorials and protests at more than 400 locations.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
On the one hand, Ravana’s defeat is celebrated with jubilation; on the other, the goddess Durga’s departure is marked by a somber farewell.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of somber

Adjective

At Cucinelli, a designer walked us through the intricate construction of a fine-wale double-breasted gray suit whose ribs appeared in two subtly different shades.

— John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
Now pink, brown, green and gray are turning up in sleep apps, audiology offices and bedtime routines, along with a few less familiar hues further out on the spectrum.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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