dark age

The phrase “dark age” has 2 syllables: dark age

It's pronounced as /dɑːrk eɪdʒ/


What is synonym and antonym for dark age?

In the thesaurus, “dark age” has 58 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for dark age along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for dark age

  • abasement
  • abatement
  • breakup
  • crumbling
  • de-escalation
  • debasement
  • decadence
  • decay
  • decimation
  • declension
  • declination
  • decline
  • decomposition
  • decrease
  • decrement
  • deflation
  • degeneracy
  • degeneration
  • degradation
  • demolishment
  • demolition
  • depreciation
  • descent
  • desolation
  • destruction
  • deterioration
  • devolution
  • diminishment
  • diminution
  • dip
  • disintegration
  • dissolution
  • downfall
  • downgrade
  • downslide
  • downtrend
  • downturn
  • drop
  • drop-off
  • ebb
  • eclipse
  • fall
  • falloff
  • havoc
  • lessening
  • loss
  • lowering
  • nadir
  • reduction
  • rotting
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • sag
  • shrinkage
  • slip
  • slump
  • spoiling
  • sunset

Antonyms for dark age

  • accretion
  • accrual
  • addendum
  • addition
  • advancement
  • ascent
  • augmentation
  • blossoming
  • boost
  • development
  • enhancement
  • evolution
  • flourishing
  • flowering
  • gain
  • growth
  • heightening
  • increase
  • increment
  • raise
  • renewal
  • restoration
  • revitalization
  • rise
  • supplement
  • upswing

Example Sentences

  • The fall of the Roman Empire marked the beginning of the dark age in Europe.
  • Historians often refer to the period following the collapse of civilizations as the dark age.
  • The lack of historical records during the dark age makes it difficult to fully understand that era.
  • Scholars debate the extent of intellectual decline during the dark age.
  • Despite the challenges of the dark age, new forms of art and culture emerged.

On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dark age, such as: abasement, abatement, accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, advancement.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

decadence

  • abasement
  • abatement
  • abjection
  • breakup
  • corruption
  • corruptness
  • crumbling
  • dark age
  • de-escalation
  • debasement
  • debauchery
  • decadency
  • decay
  • decimation
  • declension
  • declination
  • decline
  • decomposition
  • decrease
  • decrement
  • deflation
  • degeneracy
  • degenerateness
  • degeneration
  • degradation
  • demolishment
  • demolition
  • demoralization
  • depravity
  • depreciation
  • descent
  • desolation
  • destruction
  • deterioration
  • devolution
  • diminishment
  • diminution
  • dip
  • disintegration
  • dissipatedness
  • dissipation
  • dissoluteness
  • dissolution
  • downfall
  • downgrade
  • downslide
  • downtrend
  • downturn
  • drop
  • drop-off
  • ebb
  • eclipse
  • evil
  • excess
  • fall
  • falloff
  • filth
  • gangrene
  • gluttony
  • havoc
  • immorality
  • incontinence
  • intemperance
  • lasciviousness
  • lechery
  • lessening
  • lewdness
  • libertinage
  • libertinism
  • licentiousness
  • loss
  • lowering
  • nadir
  • perversion
  • pervertedness
  • rakishness
  • reduction
  • regression
  • rot
  • rotting
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • sag
  • sensuality
  • shrinkage
  • sinfulness
  • slip
  • slump
  • spoiling
  • squalor
  • sunset
  • sybaritism
  • turpitude
  • villainy
  • wickedness

decadences

  • abasements
  • abatements
  • breakups
  • dark ages
  • de-escalations
  • debasements
  • decays
  • decimations
  • declensions
  • declinations
  • declines
  • decompositions
  • decreases
  • decrements
  • deflations
  • degeneracies
  • degenerations
  • degradations
  • demolishments
  • demolitions
  • depreciations
  • descents
  • desolations
  • destructions
  • deteriorations
  • devolutions
  • diminishments
  • diminutions
  • dips
  • disintegrations
  • dissolutions
  • downfalls
  • downgrades
  • downslides
  • downtrends
  • downturns
  • drop-offs
  • drops
  • ebbs
  • eclipses
  • falloffs
  • falls
  • havoc
  • losses
  • nadirs
  • reductions
  • ruinations
  • ruins
  • sags
  • shrinkages
  • slips
  • slumps
  • sunsets

ebb

  • abasement
  • abate
  • abatement
  • alleviate
  • atrophy
  • backflow
  • break down
  • breakup
  • collapse
  • compress
  • condense
  • constrict
  • contract
  • corrupt
  • crumble
  • crumbling
  • dark age
  • de-escalate
  • de-escalation
  • debasement
  • debilitate
  • decadence
  • decay
  • decimation
  • declension
  • declination
  • decline
  • decompose
  • decomposition
  • decrease
  • decrement
  • deflate
  • deflation
  • degeneracy
  • degenerate
  • degeneration
  • degradation
  • degrade
  • demolishment
  • demolition
  • depreciation
  • descend
  • descent
  • desolation
  • destruction
  • deteriorate
  • deterioration
  • devolution
  • devolve
  • die down
  • die out
  • dilapidate
  • diminish
  • diminishment
  • diminution
  • dip
  • disintegrate
  • disintegration
  • dissolution
  • downfall
  • downgrade
  • downsize
  • downslide
  • downtrend
  • downturn
  • droop
  • drop
  • drop-off
  • dwindle
  • dwindling
  • ease
  • ease off
  • eclipse
  • evaporate
  • fade away
  • fading away
  • fail
  • fall
  • fall away
  • fall back
  • falloff
  • flag
  • flagging
  • flow back
  • give out
  • go out
  • go to pot
  • go to seed
  • going out
  • havoc
  • lag
  • languish
  • lessen
  • lessening
  • let up
  • loss
  • low tide
  • low water
  • lower
  • lowering
  • melt
  • moderate
  • molder
  • nadir
  • outward flow
  • pall
  • peter out
  • petering out
  • phase down
  • putrefy
  • recede
  • recession
  • reduce
  • reduction
  • refluence
  • reflux
  • regress
  • relax
  • relent
  • remit
  • retire
  • retreat
  • retrocede
  • retrocession
  • retroflux
  • retrograde
  • rot
  • rotting
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • run down
  • run to seed
  • sag
  • shrink
  • shrinkage
  • sink
  • sinking
  • slacken
  • slackening
  • slip
  • slump
  • sour
  • spoil
  • spoiling
  • subside
  • subsidence
  • sunset
  • sweep
  • taper
  • taper off
  • undermine
  • vanish
  • wane
  • waning
  • weaken
  • weakening
  • wilt
  • withdraw
  • withdrawal
  • worsen

ebbs

  • abasements
  • abatements
  • abates
  • alleviates
  • atrophies
  • breaks down
  • breakups
  • collapses
  • compresses
  • condenses
  • constricts
  • contracts
  • corrupts
  • crumbles
  • dark ages
  • de-escalates
  • de-escalations
  • debasements
  • debilitates
  • decadences
  • decays
  • decimations
  • declensions
  • declinations
  • declines
  • decomposes
  • decompositions
  • decreases
  • decrements
  • deflates
  • deflations
  • degeneracies
  • degenerates
  • degenerations
  • degradations
  • degrades
  • demolishments
  • demolitions
  • depreciations
  • descends
  • descents
  • desolations
  • destructions
  • deteriorates
  • deteriorations
  • devolutions
  • devolves
  • dilapidates
  • diminishes
  • diminishments
  • diminutions
  • dips
  • disintegrates
  • disintegrations
  • dissolutions
  • downfalls
  • downgrades
  • downsizes
  • downslides
  • downtrends
  • downturns
  • droops
  • drop-offs
  • drops
  • dwindles
  • eases
  • eclipses
  • evaporates
  • fails
  • falloffs
  • falls
  • falls away
  • flags
  • gives out
  • goes to pot
  • goes to seed
  • havoc
  • lags
  • languishes
  • lessens
  • lets up
  • losses
  • lowers
  • moderates
  • molders
  • nadirs
  • palls
  • phases down
  • putrefies
  • recedes
  • reduces
  • reductions
  • regresses
  • relaxes
  • relents
  • remits
  • retrogrades
  • rots
  • ruinations
  • ruins
  • runs down
  • runs to seed
  • sags
  • shrinkages
  • shrinks
  • sinks
  • slackens
  • slips
  • slumps
  • sours
  • spoils
  • subsides
  • sunsets
  • tapers
  • tapers off
  • undermines
  • vanishes
  • wanes
  • weakens
  • wilts
  • worsens

eclipse

  • abasement
  • abatement
  • adumbrate
  • beat
  • becloud
  • bedim
  • best
  • better
  • blot out
  • breakup
  • clobber
  • cloud
  • concealment
  • conquer
  • crumbling
  • crush
  • dark age
  • darken
  • darkening
  • de-escalation
  • debasement
  • decadence
  • decay
  • decimation
  • declension
  • declination
  • decline
  • decomposition
  • decrease
  • decrement
  • defeat
  • deflation
  • degeneracy
  • degeneration
  • degradation
  • demolishment
  • demolition
  • depreciation
  • descent
  • desolation
  • destruction
  • deterioration
  • devolution
  • dim
  • diminishment
  • diminution
  • dimming
  • dip
  • disintegration
  • dissolution
  • downfall
  • downgrade
  • downslide
  • downtrend
  • downturn
  • drop
  • drop-off
  • drub
  • ebb
  • exceed
  • excel
  • extinction
  • extinguish
  • extinguishment
  • fall
  • falloff
  • go one better
  • havoc
  • lessening
  • lick
  • loss
  • lowering
  • master
  • murk
  • nadir
  • obliteration
  • obscuration
  • occultation
  • one-up
  • outbalance
  • outclass
  • outcompete
  • outdistance
  • outdo
  • outgun
  • outmatch
  • outpace
  • outperform
  • outrace
  • outrun
  • outshine
  • outstrip
  • outweigh
  • overbear
  • overcome
  • overmatch
  • overpass
  • overrun
  • overshadow
  • overtop
  • penumbra
  • reduction
  • rotting
  • rout
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • run circles around
  • run rings around
  • sag
  • shading
  • shadow
  • shame
  • shrinkage
  • shroud
  • skunk
  • slip
  • slump
  • spoiling
  • subdue
  • sunset
  • surmount
  • surpass
  • thrash
  • top
  • tower above
  • transcend
  • trim
  • trounce
  • trump
  • veil
  • wallop
  • whip
  • worst

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