in darkness
Shrouded from sight
In darkness describes being surrounded by an absence of light: We sat in darkness waiting for the power to return.
The phrase extends to ignorance or spiritual blindness: living in darkness, kept in darkness about the plan.
It suggests vulnerability, secrecy, or the unknown—things done in darkness are hidden from view or understanding.
- blackoutComplete power loss
- power outageLoss of electrical supply
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- dead of nightDarkest part of evening
- ignoranceAbsence of knowledge
gloom · abyss · night · blindness · in the shadows · void · obscurity · hidden · hopelessness · shadow · tenebrous · benightedness · fear · unlit · mystery · despair · moonless · pitch black
in darknessilluminated
Made visible by light
lit up · brightly lit · well-lit · in the spotlight · aglow
in darknessin the know
Possessing privileged information
enlightened · informed · in the loop · aware · cognizant
dark, darkness, darken, darkened, dimness, murkiness, darkens, darkening, darkener