darkening

The word “darkening” has 3 syllables: dar-ken-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for darkening?

In the thesaurus, “darkening” has 189 synonyms and 49 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for darkening

Cimmerian
abasing
adumbrating
angering
bastardizing
beclouding
bedimming
befogging
begriming
besmearing
besmirching
black
blackening
blacking out
bleak
blearing
blemishing
blotting out
blue
blurring
bristling
brooding
camouflaging
cheapening
cheerless
chill
cloaking
closing in
clouding
cloudy
cold
coloring
colorless
comfortless
concealing
corrupting
covering
curtaining
dark
debasing
debauching
degrading
dejected
demeaning
demoralizing
depraving
depressed
depressing
depressive
desolate
desperate
despondent
dim
dimming
dire
dirtying
discoloring
discomfiting
disconsolate
discouraging
discrediting
disgracing
disguising
disheartening
dishonoring
dislimning
dismal
dismaying
dispiriting
distorting
distressful
distressing
dour
down
drab
drear
dreary
dreich
droopy
dull
dusking
eclipsing
elegiac
elegiacal
fading
fogging
forlorn
fouling
frowning
fuming
funereal
glaring
glooming
gloomy
glowering
glum
godforsaken
gray
grey
grim
hangdog
hazing
hiding
hopeless
inconsolable
intimidating
lamentable
lonely
lonesome
louring
loury
low
lowering
lowery
lugubrious
marring
masking
melancholic
melancholy
menacing
mirthless
miserable
misting
moping
morbid
morose
mournful
murky
negative
obliterating
obscuring
oppressive
overcasting
overclouding
overshadowing
perverting
pessimistic
petting
plaintive
plutonian
poisoning
polluting
pouting
raging
sad
saturnine
scowling
screening
sepulchral
shading
shadowing
shaming
shrouding
sinking
smearing
smirching
smudging
smutting
soiling
solemn
somber
sombre
sorrowful
spoiling
staining
staring
steaming
storming
subverting
sulking
sullen
sullying
sunless
tainting
tarnishing
tarring
tenebrific
tenebrous
threatening
touching
twisting
unhappy
upsetting
veiling
vitiating
waning
woebegone
woeful
wretched

Antonyms for darkening

beaming
blithe
blithesome
bright
brightening
buoyant
cheerful
cheering
cheery
cleansing
comforting
cordial
dawning
dignifying
elevating
encouraging
ennobling
enshrining
exposing
festive
friendly
gay
glorifying
glowing
hallowing
heartwarming
hopeful
illuminating
illumining
jocund
jolly
joyful
joyous
lightening
lighthearted
lighting
lightsome
magnifying
merry
mirthful
optimistic
purifying
radiating
revealing
shining
sunshiny
uncovering
unveiling
uplifting

Meanings of darkening

verb
1. To make dark or darker by reducing light.
2. To become dark or darker (having less light).
3. To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud).
4. To make dark or darker in colour.
5. To become dark or darker in colour.
6. To render gloomy, darker in mood.
7. To become gloomy, darker in mood.
8. To blind, impair the eyesight.
9. To be blinded, lose one’s eyesight.
10. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
11. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
noun
1. The act of something becoming darker.

Example Sentences

The darkening sky hinted at the approaching storm.
The darkening of his mood was evident as he spoke.
She noticed the darkening shadows as the sun began to set.
The darkening of the room made it difficult to see.
The darkening of the forest signaled the end of the day.

On this page you'll find 238 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to darkening, such as: Cimmerian, abasing, adumbrating, angering, bastardizing, beaming, beclouding.

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