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adjective

Definition of darkenednext
as in dark
being without light or without much light wanting to surprise her, we waited in the darkened room for her to get home before calling out "happy birthday"

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darkened

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verb

past tense of darken
1
as in frowned
to take on a gloomy or forbidding look his face slowly darkened as we told him the sad news

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2
as in faded
to grow dark the sky darkened as a storm moved in

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3
as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct years of accumulated grime have darkened the painting until it can barely be seen

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4
as in marred
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable the scandal darkened his otherwise sterling reputation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkened
  1. dark
  2. obscured
  3. marred
  4. murky
  5. black
  6. tainted
  7. clouded
  8. poisoned
Adjective
  • The user posted the images and videos, including an image of a light in the sky, and several videos that appear to be shot from a plane cabin, but are very dark.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Editors and dermatologists alike love it for its fine line–smoothing powers, along with its ability to dramatically lighten dark spots caused by sun damage.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dark
Verb
  • In both, his face is partially obscured by a blue mask.
    Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The manhunt has thus far relied on just a few grainy images of a man whose face is largely obscured by a mask and hoodie.
    Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscured
Verb
  • Bumpy recovery Exports have been a rare bright spot for the world’s second-largest economy that has been marred with lackluster domestic consumption and a prolonged housing downturn.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Attorneys representing inmates on federal death row have submitted clemency petitions asking for Biden to commute their clients' sentences, with some arguing that their clients had received ineffective legal assistance and had trials marred by racial bias.
    Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of marred
Adjective
  • But the dog domestication saga gets even murkier in the context of the peopling of the Americas, which might have occurred sometime between 27,000 and 16,000 years ago.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Yet the science surrounding the Pet Effect is murky, at best.
    Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • He is described as 5-foot-9, about 155 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
    Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The butcher hacks off the cuts, dices them on a block and pops them into a black plastic bag that hides the meat.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of black
Verb
  • The effects of drinking raw milk tainted with bird flu are still uncertain.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But two batches of raw whole milk and cream products tainted with bird flu virus were recalled last month in California — the state hit hardest by the cattle outbreak.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of tainted
Verb
  • Intuition, once clouded, becomes a tool for guidance, and the fog of uncertainty that might’ve surrounded our goals and dreams begins to dissipate.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But his campaign was clouded by ethical concerns.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of clouded
Verb
  • The reality is Kade was poisoned, murdered.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit claims she was abused and poisoned.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of poisoned
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