unbright

Definition of unbrightnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbright
Adjective
  • Despite the lackluster July start marked by a rotation into a new group of AI beneficiaries, all three stock measures were higher for the week.
    Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Chatter about his lackluster advanced metrics dominated the NBA discourse for days.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • To protect your sleep, keep the lights dim and the activity boring.
    Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • Topline If predictions come true, June 25 could see a dim star in the night sky suddenly brighten in a once-every-80-years event.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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
Adjective
  • 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
  • Earl Hindman scored the role of Wilson, the Taylor's wise (and facially obscured) neighbor, on Home Improvement, appearing in 203 episodes of the series.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Unbright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbright. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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