pitch dark
Absolute zero visibility
Pitch dark means completely without light—darkness so total you cannot see anything.
The pitch refers to tar or bitumen, which is deep black.
The basement was pitch dark until I found the light switch.
Also pitch-black, pitch-darkness.
Lacking lunar presence
- starlessLacking celestial pinpricks
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- nightfallOnset of darkness
inkiness · blackness · twilight · dusk · gloaming · evening · sundown · nighttime
Complete power loss
- outageLoss of electrical service
- brownoutTemporary power decrease
- power failureLoss of electrical service
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
flashlight · lantern · emergency · generator · matches · stumbling · groping · circuit breaker
Unable to perceive visually
- unseeingLacking visual perception
- blindfoldSight-blocking eye cover
- gropingSearching by touch alone
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
disoriented · fumbling · unlit · invisible · indiscernible · impenetrable · opaque · visionless
moonless
Lacking lunar presence
nightfall · inkiness · blackness · twilight · dusk · gloaming · evening · sundown · nighttime · crepuscular
blackout
Complete power loss
- outageLoss of electrical service
- brownoutTemporary power decrease
- power failureLoss of electrical service
candlelight · flashlight · lantern · emergency · generator · matches · stumbling · groping · circuit breaker · torch
sightless
Unable to perceive visually
stumbling · disoriented · fumbling · unlit · invisible · indiscernible · impenetrable · opaque · visionless · spatial awareness
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
foreboding · creepy · nightmare · haunting · chilling · spine-chilling · monsters · ghouls · shadows · lurking
hidden
Kept out of sight
obscured · concealed · secret · covert · camouflaged · undetectable · unseen · stealth · lurking · shadowy
- pitchfastball, curveball, slider, changeup, sinker
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
pitch darkbright
Emitting or reflecting light
blazing · dazzling · brightly lit · blinding · radiant
pitch darkcrystal clear
Entirely unambiguous, perfectly understood
in plain sight · transparent · clear as day · clearly visible · bright as day
dark, pitch, darkness, darken, darkened, darkest, darker, darkening, pitchy