darkness

The word “darkness” has 2 syllables: dark-ness

It's pronounced as /ˈdɑːrk.nəs/

What is synonym and antonym for darkness?

In the thesaurus, “darkness” has 110 synonyms and 76 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for darkness

Cimmerian shade
abstruseness
abstrusity
ambiguity
ambiguousness
black
blackness
blackout
bleakness
brownout
candlelight
circuitousness
circuity
cloud
cloudiness
complexity
complication
concealment
crepuscule
dark
deepness
denseness
depression
depth
despair
despondency
difficulty
dimness
dimout
doom
dullness
dulness
dusk
dysphoria
eclipse
equivocalness
equivocation
evening
faintness
fog
fogginess
fuzziness
gloaming
gloom
gloominess
grayness
grimness
half-light
haze
haziness
ignorance
impenetrability
incomprehensibility
incomprehensibleness
indefiniteness
indirectness
indistinctness
inscrutability
inscrutableness
lightlessness
mantle
melancholy
midnight
misery
mist
mistiness
morbidity
moroseness
murk
murkiness
mysteriousness
mystery
nebulosity
nebulousness
negativity
night
nightfall
nighttime
obliqueness
obliquity
oblivion
obscurity
obtuseness
opacity
opaqueness
paleness
pall
penumbra
pitch-darkness
privacy
profoundness
reconditeness
seclusion
secrecy
semidarkness
shade
shadiness
shadow
shadows
shroud
smokiness
somberness
tenebrosity
twilight
umbra
umbrage
unawareness
uncertainty
vagueness
veil

Antonyms for darkness

afternoon
awareness
blaze
blitheness
brightness
brilliance
certainty
cheer
clarity
clearness
comprehensibility
dawn
day
daybreak
daylight
daytime
definiteness
directness
distinctness
effulgence
enlightenment
exactness
explicitness
forenoon
forthrightness
gaiety
glare
glow
high noon
illumination
incandescence
incision
incisiveness
intelligibility
knowledge
legibility
light
lightheartedness
lightness
lucidity
lucidness
luminance
luminescence
luminosity
luminousness
midday
moonlight
morning
noon
noonday
noontide
noontime
obviousness
openness
optimism
palpability
perspicuity
perspicuousness
plainness
radiance
radiancy
readability
readableness
revelation
self-evidence
shine
starlight
straightforwardness
sunlight
sunrise
sunshine
sunup
surety
tangibility
tangibleness
visibility

Meanings of darkness

noun
1. The state of being dark; lack of light.
2. Gloom.
3. The product of being dark.
4. The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
5. Evilness, lack of understanding or compassion, reference to death or suffering.

Example Sentences

As the sun set, the darkness of night enveloped the landscape.
She feared the darkness that lurked in the shadows.
In the darkness of the cave, they relied on their flashlights to see.
The darkness of his thoughts weighed heavily on his mind.
Even in the deepest darkness, there is always a glimmer of hope.

On this page you'll find 186 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to darkness, such as: Cimmerian shade, abstruseness, abstrusity, afternoon, ambiguity, ambiguousness, awareness.

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