dark place
- shadowLight blocked by object
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- cellarUnderground storage room
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
gloom · basement · closet · crypt · murky · hidden · secret · corner · depths · tunnel · void · pitch-black · lair · hollow · obscure · sinister · underground · moonless
- figurative placeslimbo, crossroads, dead end, comfort zone, happy place
emotional/psychological tone
dark placehappy place
Comforting mental destination
safe space · sanctuary · comfort zone · serenity · contentment
moral/spiritual quality
dark placeholy place
Site deemed spiritually sacred
sacred space · heaven · paradise · hallowed ground · sanctuary