1. dark
adjective. ['ˈdɑːrk'] devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black.
Synonyms
- twilight
- semidark
- subdued
- aphotic
- glooming
- pitch-black
- darkened
- caliginous
- darkling
- light
- gloomy
- unilluminated
- crepuscular
- sulky
- Acheronian
- unlighted
- tenebrific
- darkening
- lightless
- unlit
- tenebrous
- Cimmerian
- twilit
- lightness
- pitch-dark
- tenebrious
- black
- dim
- Acherontic
- Stygian
- gloomful
Antonyms
- dullness
- extinguish
- darken
- ascend
Etymology
- derk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Dark
- question-mark
- ?question-mark
- transpark
- mediamark
- disembark
- intermark
- premark
- remark
- embark
- demark
- starke
- stark
- starck
- spark
- sparc
- quark
- clarke
- clark
- shark
- sark
- parke
- park
- parc
- narc
- merc
- marque
- marke
- mark
- marc
- larke
Example sentences of the word dark
1. Adjective
Wolf spiders are dark brown with thick hair covering their bodies and legs.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Original Morris chairs were made of dark stained oak.
Quotes containing the word dark
1. Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
- Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
2. I'm not a particularly dark individual. I have my moments, it's true, but I do have a sense of humor.
- Alan Moore
3. I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.
- John Zorn
2. dark-blue
adjective. of a dark shade of blue.
Antonyms
- uncolored
3. dark
adjective. ['ˈdɑːrk'] (used of color) having a dark hue.
Synonyms
- value
- black
Antonyms
- white
- fatty
- well
Etymology
- derk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. dark
adjective. ['ˈdɑːrk'] brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes).
Synonyms
- brunette
Antonyms
- young
- dull
Etymology
- derk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. dark
noun. ['ˈdɑːrk'] absence of light or illumination.
Synonyms
- blackness
- blackout
- dimout
- semidarkness
- black
- lightlessness
- pitch blackness
- illumination
- brownout
- darkness
- night
Antonyms
- awkwardness
- heaviness
- darkness
- chromatic color
Etymology
- derk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. dark
adjective. ['ˈdɑːrk'] stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable.
Synonyms
- evil
- black
Antonyms
- serious
- significant
- intemperate
Etymology
- derk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. dark
noun. ['ˈdɑːrk'] an unilluminated area.
Synonyms
- scene
- darkness
Antonyms
- visible
- sorrow
- dysphoria
Etymology
- derk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. dark
noun. ['ˈdɑːrk'] absence of moral or spiritual values.
Synonyms
- foulness
- condition
- status
- wickedness
- darkness
Antonyms
- honorable
- fortunate
- legal
- uncolored
Etymology
- derk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. dark
noun. ['ˈdɑːrk'] the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.
Synonyms
- weeknight
- late-night hour
- night
- nighttime
- twenty-four hours
- 24-hour interval
- small hours
- lights-out
- wedding night
- time period
- mean solar day
- twenty-four hour period
- evening
- solar day
- midnight
- period of time
- day
Antonyms
- clean
- hopeful
- unsarcastic
- unangry
Etymology
- derk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. dark
noun. ['ˈdɑːrk'] an unenlightened state.
Synonyms
- unenlightenment
Antonyms
- elated
- fast
Etymology
- derk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))