TWILIT Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

twilit

adjective

Definition of twilit

as in dusky

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Recent Examples of twilit Gaze upon a twilit sky, the endless shore, the receding vista, the inside of palm to forehead. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2023 Zegler is the true find, a marvelous singer and a radiant persona, and Spielberg and Kaminski film her like a bright flare in a twilit ocean; her sheer presence papers over some of the more facile aspects of Maria’s characterization. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021 Down below, the hotel’s daytime pool party is coming to a bass-heavy, twilit close. — New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021 Robert Macfarlane’s writings exist in a liminal, twilit place where language and landscape dissolve into one another. — Tobias Carroll, Longreads, 20 June 2019

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Adjective

Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
In Randolph’s photo, Brisket could be seen lounging on a dusky pink velvet chair with a table in front of him set with a martini and a glass of red wine.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 June 2026

Definition of dusky

Adjective

Kleinman said copperheads are crepuscular and most active at dusk and dawn, but they can be found active during the day.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
There’s a crepuscular somberness, a feeling of looking back on the perfect day, knowing bliss won’t last forever.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026

Definition of crepuscular

Adjective

When the summer heat creeps to unbearable temperatures, pre-dawn and post-dusk become the most appealing times to run.

— Outside Online, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022
Mylar space blankets draped across their shoulders glistened a surreal golden hue as the vessel’s blinding strobe lights illuminated the post-dusk spectacle.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2021

Definition of dusk

Adjective

This trend has been pretty pervasive among designer bags recently, with shoppers buying new Prada and Chanel bags with darkened leather to give them a used look, or sourcing vintage Celine bags with obvious signs of wear.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 2 July 2026
She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Definition of darkened

Adjective

Such black holes would be extremely hard to spot and thus might account for some or all of the universe’s dark matter—an invisible, lightless something that seems to act like gravitational glue, binding together galaxies and galaxy clusters.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
Oh, and the grief was almost a person of its own, darkening the minds of some of the characters as much as any lightless corridor could darken a space.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of lightless

Adjective

Place the meat on the grill (over the drip pan if using a charcoal grill or over the unlit burner on a gas grill).

— Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
Yet Karter is utterly at ease behind the mic, rasping through a wistful melody with an unlit cigarette between her fingers, a black motorcycle jacket slipping off one shoulder.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 July 2026

Definition of unlit

Adjective

As in the pitch-black Blaga’s Lessons, which won Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe Competition in 2023 and went on to become Bulgaria’s official Oscar submission, no dream goes unpunished in Sofia’s breadline culture.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026
DaCosta reteams with Sean Bobbitt, who shot both Hedda and The Marvels, for a pitch-black descent into hell that holds up, despite its January release, as one of the very best horror films of the year.

— Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of pitch-black

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