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Dark Adjective Synonyms
dim, murky, tenebrous, shady, shadowy
I could scarcely see ahead of me in the dark forest.

hidden, concealed, secret, occult, mystic(al), cryptic
The true reason for his leaving was always kept dark in the family.

ignorant, unenlightened, benighted
Our culture passed through a dark phase before the Renaissance.

brunette, black, swarthy, brown, (sun)tanned, swart
One is fair with dark hair, the other has dark skin.

unlit, unlighted, unilluminated, ill-lighted, ill-lit, sunless, black, Stygian, pitch-dark, inky, jet-black
We cowered in a recess in the dark cave.

murky, overcast, cloudy, threatening, black, dusky, louring or lowering, foggy, misty, glowering
Another dark day on the moor and I thought I'd go mad.

mysterious, deep, profound, incomprehensible, enigmatic, puzzling, impenetrable, unfathomable, abstruse, recondite, arcane, obscure
She took her dark secret to the grave.

night, night-time, nightfall
We waited till dark to make good our escape.

gloomy, dismal, dreary, dull, drab, subfuscous, subfusc, bleak, cheerless, mournful, dour, pessimistic, sombre, doleful, joyless, grim, sad, melancholy, sorrowful
Why do you always look at the dark side of things.

Dark Noun Synonyms
darkness, blackness, gloom, gloominess, murk, murkiness
At fifty, isn't he a bit old to be afraid of the dark.

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