dark water
Lightless liquid expanse
Dark water refers to water that appears black or deeply shadowed, typically because of depth, murk, or absence of light.
The phrase evokes unease—what lies beneath cannot be seen.
Horror and thriller genres use dark water as shorthand for hidden danger or psychological dread: She stared into the dark water, afraid of what might surface.
The term also describes tannin-stained rivers and lakes common in swamps and peatlands.
- murkyDark and unclear
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- inkyDeeply black, like darkness
- pitch blackTotal absence of light
shadowy · lake · pond · swamp · still · black · cold · mysterious · ominous · deep · deep end · drowning · lurking · sea monster · bottomless · opaque · stagnant · surface