went dark
Stopped all communication
Went dark means communication or activity suddenly stopped.
A person who went dark has become unreachable—not answering calls, texts, or emails: He went dark after the breakup and I haven't heard from him since.
A building or screen that went dark lost its lights or power.
Intelligence operations go dark when they cease transmitting.
The phrase suggests abrupt, often unexplained silence.
- off the radarBeyond monitoring or awareness
- ghostedAbruptly ceased all communication
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
- radio silenceAbsence of broadcast communication
- blackoutComplete power loss
shutdown · covert · inactive · offline · hidden · introspective · clandestine · hiatus · power down · pulled the plug · no signal · suspended · unpublished · withdrawn · unresponsive · MIA · stealthy · isolated
went darklit up
Made bright or elated
brightened · illuminated · came on · signed on · switched on
went darkpowered up
Made operational with electricity
activated · booted up · spun up · fired up · started up
went darkresurfaced
Appeared again after absence
got in touch · reached out · reappeared · came back · checked in
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