UNBRIGHT Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

unbright

adjective

Definition of unbright

as in unbrilliant

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Adjective

This does, however, seem to be another case of the Netflix name being able to assemble and pay a big-name cast for relatively lackluster results.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Bitcoin has risen more than 20% over the past week, briefly topping $80,000 on Tuesday, after several months of weak trading volume and lackluster investor participation.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of lackluster

Adjective

Instead of lying down and trying to force yourself to hit the sack, Harris says to get up and do a quiet activity in the dim light.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026
Some of those needles may include incredibly dim free-floating objects such as rogue planets or even small, wandering black holes, Benford said.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of dim

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

Species like white sharks, dusky sharks and sand tiger sharks are known to hunt in shallow water near shore.

— Heather McCarron, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
As the sun dips behind the canyon walls, the desert cools down rapidly, creating another window to head back out for a dusky hike.

— Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dusky

Adjective

Across Britain, where the sun was more than 90% obscured, people flocked to hilltop parks and anywhere with an open view of the sky to see the best eclipse since 1999.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
On this year’s summer solstice, a group of volunteers gathered to tend to the obscured orchard atop one of the Figueroa Street Tunnels.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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