UNBRIGHT Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

unbright

adjective

Definition of unbright

as in unbrilliant

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Adjective

Now, is using paper towels a little lackluster compared with last year’s Abbott Elementary crossover challenge, where the contestants had to use school supplies?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Rebounding from a miserable 2025 Hiring had rebounded this year from a lackluster 2025 in the face of the conflict in the Persian Gulf that has sent energy prices surging and put a strain on family budgets.

— Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lackluster

Adjective

The 1,600-nit peak brightness is where the glasses literally shine, as the more Luma and Beast models only range from 1,000 to 1,250 nits, while the XReal One Pro is comparably dim at 700 nits.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
But the glow captured in maternity pictures turned dim during delivery.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 5 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

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Look to Rainbow Swiss chard, multicolor lettuces, purple-leaf basil, dusky blue kales or cabbages, and variegated perennial thymes and sages.

— Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026
But fishers haven’t taken advantage of the invasive dusky spinefoot, whose population has grown significantly in Italian waters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of dusky

Adjective

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
For one thing, near-infrared light can pass through thin clouds, so an obscured sky wouldn't prevent communication.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 June 2026

Definition of obscured

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