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Antonyms for darkest
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dahrk |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɑrk |
Definition of darkest
Origin :- early 13c., from dark (adj.). Figurative in the dark "ignorant" first recorded 1670s.
- adj lack of light
- adj shaded complexion, hair
- adj hidden, secret
- adj grim, hopeless
- adj evil, satanic
- adj ignorant
- adj angry, upset
- I am starting on a hunt in darkest Deanery for my cuff links.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- After his explanation Hank withdrew to the darkest corner of the room and was silent.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- On he went, until he came to the darkest place in the woods.
- Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
- Yet he never, in the darkest hour, faltered or hesitated for a moment.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- In an instant they fled into the darkest corner of the cavern.
- Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
- The sixth and seventh centuries were the darkest in the history of Europe.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- It was Koenig, the organist, and John Storm shuddered in the darkest corner of his soul.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- Seating myself in the darkest corner of the cabin, I waited and watched.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- In 1856 New Orleans was in the midst of the darkest ten years of her history.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- The first is that he should always select the darkest color from the pile.
- Extract from : « Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook » by Maria Montessori
Synonyms for darkest
- abstruse
- adumbral
- anagogic
- aphotic
- arcane
- atramentous
- atrocious
- bad
- benighted
- bistered
- black
- blackish
- bleak
- brunet
- brunette
- cabalistic
- caliginous
- cheerless
- cimmerian
- clouded
- cloudy
- complicated
- concealed
- corrupt
- crepuscular
- cryptic
- damnable
- dark-complexioned
- dark-skinned
- darkened
- deep
- Delphian
- dim
- dingy
- dismal
- doleful
- dour
- drab
- dull
- dun
- dusk
- dusky
- ebon
- ebony
- enigmatic
- esoteric
- faint
- foggy
- forbidding
- foreboding
- foul
- frowning
- gloomy
- glowering
- glum
- grimy
- hellish
- horrible
- ill-lighted
- immoral
- indistinct
- infamous
- infernal
- inky
- intricate
- joyless
- knotty
- lightless
- lurid
- misty
- morbid
- morose
- mournful
- murky
- mysterious
- mystic
- mystical
- mystifying
- nebulous
- nefarious
- not known
- obfuscous
- obscure
- occult
- ominous
- opaque
- overcast
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- pitchy
- puzzling
- rayless
- recondite
- sable
- scowling
- shaded
- shadowy
- shady
- sinful
- sinister
- somber
- sooty
- stygian
- sulky
- sullen
- sunless
- swart
- swarthy
- tan
- tenebrous
- threatening
- uncultivated
- unenlightened
- unlettered
- unlighted
- unlit
- unpropitious
- unread
- vague
- vile
- wicked
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