darksome

adjective

ˈdärk-səm How to pronounce darksome (audio)
Definition of darksomenext
as in darkened
being without light or without much light a pile of darksome ruins in the heart of the forest

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darksome
  1. dark
  2. murky
  3. black
Adjective
  • Compared to the original cultivars, the newer cultivars offered a variety of advantages, including sturdiness, longer flowering, earlier flowering, dwarfism, bigger bracts, darker green foliage, and beyond.
    Norman Ellstrand and Nathan Ellstrand / Made by History, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The cumulus congestus cloud rises dramatically in the image, casting a dark shadow over the landscape below.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of dark
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
  • Somehow, the two never ran out of coordinating looks—Ariana Grande in shades of pink, white, and yellow, and Cynthia Erivo in black and green.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The pebbled leather piece is available in classic hues like black, cognac, and deep cherry red.
    Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of black
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Thesaurus Entries Near darksome

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darksome

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