darken
Make less bright
To darken is to make or become darker—less bright or more shadowed: The sky darkened as the storm approached.
Figuratively, darken describes mood or outlook becoming gloomy or troubled: His expression darkened when he heard the news.
To darken someone's door is to visit them, usually in negative constructions: Don't darken my door again.
Low in light
- shadowyObscured by darkness
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- murkyDark and unclear
- subduedReduced in intensity
dull · overcast · cloudy · shaded · tenebrous · lightless · sombre · bleak
Faint color addition
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- toneQuality of sound
- hueColor's specific character
- pigmentColor-imparting material
dye · stain · tinge · wash · deepen · shadow · gradient · value
Unknown to most
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- concealKeep from being seen
- hideConceal or pelt
mask · cloud · blur · obfuscate · eclipse · cloak · shadow · screen
Light after sunset
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- eveningLate day period
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
sundown · eventide · crepuscular · dusk · twilit · nocturnal · vesper · night
Suggesting something bad approaches
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- grimHarsh and foreboding
dire · gloomy · threatening · sour · brooding · somber · baleful · pessimistic
dim
Low in light
subdued · dull · overcast · cloudy · shaded · tenebrous · lightless · sombre · bleak · misty
tint
Faint color addition
pigment · dye · stain · tinge · wash · deepen · shadow · gradient · value · depth
obscure
Unknown to most
hide · mask · cloud · blur · obfuscate · eclipse · cloak · shadow · screen · cover
twilight
Light after sunset
gloaming · sundown · eventide · crepuscular · dusk · twilit · nocturnal · vesper · night · penumbra
ominous
Suggesting something bad approaches
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
grim · dire · gloomy · threatening · sour · brooding · somber · baleful · pessimistic · daunting
deepen
Increase in degree
strengthen · heighten · amplify · enhance · concentrate · bold · vivid · fortify · reinforce · magnify
- coloringcoloring book, dye, colorize, coloring books, coloring page
- discolorationdiscoloration, stain, stains, staining, spots
- weather verbsrain, snow, hail, sleet, drizzle
- darkness wordsdim, shadow, gloom, murky, blacken
- image effectsblur, sharpen, filtering, brighten, sharpening
- intensity changesincrease, decrease, intensify, amplify, diminish
- in the darkUninformed about something
- after darkDuring nighttime hours
- dark chocolateCocoa-heavy candy variety
- shot in the darkAttempt lacking any basis
- dark sideHidden negative aspect
- dark blueDeep shade of azure
dark, darkness, darkened, darkest, darkly, darker, darkens, darkening, darkish