darkest
Most devoid of light
Darkest is the superlative of dark—the most dark.
It describes the deepest absence of light: the darkest corner of the basement, the darkest hours before dawn.
Figuratively, darkest refers to the most troubled, bleak, or evil state: the darkest chapter of the nation's history, Even in my darkest moments, I never gave up.
Lacking lunar presence
- starlessLacking celestial pinpricks
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- pitch-blackCompletely without light
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
sable · nocturnal · blackout · lightless · unlit · sunless · coal-black · jet-black
Complete shadow region
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
- murkinessDimness, lack of clarity
gloom · twilight · dusk · shade · blackness · silhouette · contrast · chiaroscuro
Total absence of hope
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- depressionProlonged low state
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
anguish · turmoil · trauma · suffering · torment · gloom · misery · desolation
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- occultConcealed from view
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
esoteric · veiled · obscure · secretive · unfathomable · inexplicable · hidden · concealed
Harboring ill will
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
heinous · diabolical · demonic · villainous · fiendish · monstrous · malicious · depraved
Fearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
apocalyptic · bleak · portentous · inauspicious · baleful · chilling · frightening · harrowing
moonless
Lacking lunar presence
- starlessLacking celestial pinpricks
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- pitch-blackCompletely without light
obsidian · sable · nocturnal · blackout · lightless · unlit · sunless · coal-black · jet-black · nighttime
umbra
Complete shadow region
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
murkiness · gloom · twilight · dusk · shade · blackness · silhouette · contrast · chiaroscuro · tenebrous
despair
Total absence of hope
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- depressionProlonged low state
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
sorrow · anguish · turmoil · trauma · suffering · torment · gloom · misery · desolation · heartbreak
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
inscrutable · esoteric · veiled · obscure · secretive · unfathomable · inexplicable · hidden · concealed · shadowy
malevolent
Harboring ill will
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
nefarious · heinous · diabolical · demonic · villainous · fiendish · monstrous · malicious · depraved · corrupt
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
dreadful · apocalyptic · bleak · portentous · inauspicious · baleful · chilling · frightening · harrowing · dystopian
- extremesbest, worst, biggest, smallest, highest
- blackestpitch-black, jet-black, coal-black, ebony, obsidian
- grayscalegrayscale, monochrome, black, white, gray
- darken someone's doorstepArrive where unwanted
- Darkest HourMoment of greatest difficulty
- darkest timelineHypothetical worst-case reality
- darken someone's doorVisit, often unwelcome
- darken someone's doorwayAppear at one's home
- darken a church doorEnter a place of worship