unbright

adjective

Definition of unbrightnext
as in unbrilliant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbright
  1. lackluster
  2. dim
  3. darkened
  4. dusky
  5. obscured
  6. blackened
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
  • But the glow captured in maternity pictures turned dim during delivery.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Early automotive lamps were less like searchlights and more like dim lanterns politely suggesting that there may or may not be a vehicle present.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 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
  • 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
  • Hassett’s tenacious acoustic guitar figure is stark and dusky like early Leonard Cohen, oozing low strings and a big oily bass.
    — Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 21 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
Adjective
  • The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of blackened
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