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adjective

Definition of dimmednext
as in darkened
being without light or without much light a dimmed lounge where students like to rest and sleep

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dimmed

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verb

past tense of dim
as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimmed
  1. obscured
  2. dark
  3. clouded
  4. overshadowed
Verb
  • Upload another holiday album full of pictures where her left hand is hidden or obscured.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But it has been largely obscured by the perpetual closeness of statewide elections here, and the fact that Democrats have been winning them more often than losing them.
    Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscured
Adjective
  • TikTok's attorney suggested the app would basically go dark.
    WIRED, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Schaeffer, 22, was seen leaving her home on May 23, 2022, with her black-and-white cat, Izzy, and getting into a dark gray BMW that had been parked across the street for six hours, according to security video.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of dark
Verb
  • The initial impression of prestige clouded critical considerations like fit, costs and expertise needed to address your challenges.
    Shanna Apitz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • From my own personal trauma and experiences hearing false accusations about him all the time clouded my judgement and got the best of me.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of clouded
Verb
  • But those accomplishments were overshadowed by stubbornly high, post-pandemic inflation that resulted in higher-than-pre-pandemic prices.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Its release in August was largely overshadowed by rumors of a feud between Baldoni and Lively, and by negative chatter about Lively on social media.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of overshadowed
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