darkened 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of darkenednext
as in dark
being without light or without much light wanting to surprise her, we waited in the darkened room for her to get home before calling out "happy birthday"

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darkened

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verb

past tense of darken
1
as in frowned
to take on a gloomy or forbidding look his face slowly darkened as we told him the sad news

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2
as in faded
to grow dark the sky darkened as a storm moved in

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3
as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct years of accumulated grime have darkened the painting until it can barely be seen

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4
as in marred
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable the scandal darkened his otherwise sterling reputation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkened
  1. dark
  2. obscured
  3. marred
  4. murky
  5. black
  6. tainted
  7. clouded
  8. poisoned
Adjective
  • First, microcurrents stimulate the muscles and deeper layers of skin, helping to reduce signs of aging, coupled with a gentle massage that decreases puffiness and dark circles.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Included in the set, the Glow Deep Serum features rice bran water for moisturizing and alpha-arbutin to help prevent dark spots and discoloration.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of dark
Verb
  • Certainly, many a prejudiced lender can hide behind this data black hole, but some more positive trends are also obscured.
    Michael del Castillo, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Only from inside that path is the sun entirely obscured by the moon's shadow for a few minutes.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscured
Verb
  • His clean image was marred by scandal in the late 1980s when Garvey divorced his wife, got two other women pregnant, then married a fourth woman, his current wife.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • His victory was celebrated not only as a win for the democratic process in a region marred by a series of recent military coups, but also as the ushering-in of a new and younger political generation in Senegal, where the median age is just 19.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of marred
Adjective
  • The path towards a policy and regulatory framework for Web3 and DeFi is no longer murky.
    Cleve Mesidor, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Musk, one of former President Trump's biggest backers, found himself in hot — but murky — legal waters over the attention-grabbing giveaway after Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) filed a lawsuit over the contest.
    Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • He was last seen wearing a tan shirt, tan pants, black, red and white Nike’s and a jacket.
    The Enquirer, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
  • She was dressed in all black and wore black sunglasses.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of black
Verb
  • At the beginning of the season, Elrond felt that the rings given the elves are tainted.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court that dismissed the 18 count indictment this week agreed with Chasing Horse's defense team's argument that a definition of grooming presented to the grand jury without expert testimony tainted the state's case.
    Sean Keane, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of tainted
Verb
  • The news of Payne’s death is also clouded by recent allegations made by the singer’s ex-fiance Maya Henry.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Other recent death penalty cases clouded by doubts Similar situations unfolded in two other capital punishment cases in the last three weeks alone, with one ending in an execution despite uncertainty about the inmate's innocence and public calls from authorities to review his case.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of clouded
Verb
  • Mossad agents using fake Canadian passports poisoned Mashaal outside of Hamas' office in the capital Amman by holding a device to his ear.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Predators, like foxes, bald eagles and coyotes, can be poisoned from eating that mouse or rat, Vermiglio-Kaplanek said.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of poisoned
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