darken
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Synonyms
gloom, glower, lower (also lour)
Antonyms
brighten, cheer (up), lighten, perk (up)
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Shades have fabric options that are room-darkening or light-filtering, giving you more control over brightness. — Alice Hurley, Good Housekeeping, "How to Buy Blinds and Shades," 27 Aug. 2019 Those fires, fueled by winds from an incoming cold front, produced scenes this week that were both startling and ominous: Smoke darkening the midday skies over Sao Paulo and other cities. — Anchorage Daily News, "The Amazon is burning. Brazil’s president accused critics of setting fires to make him look bad.," 22 Aug. 2019 The fires there and in other states sent a plume of smoke drifting far southeastward across Brazil, darkening the skies over some cities and towns. — oregonlive.com, "Amazon rainforest is ablaze, turning day into night in Sao Paulo," 21 Aug. 2019 As the disease progresses, the leaves at the ends of branches wilt, darken and remain attached to the tree. — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "How to fight fire blight in crabapple trees," 1 Aug. 2019 Smoke also blanketed the Central Valley and darkened skies across Northern California, which earned the distinction during the fire of having the worst air quality in the world. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "New rules to protect workers when wildfires’ smoke fills the air," 29 July 2019 Among the senators' requests: improve the water quality at the McAllen Border Patrol Station; provide schedules to Congress indicating that migrants can make phone calls, eat, take showers and brush their teeth; darken rooms so children can sleep. — NBC News, "Senators who visited border asked DHS for improved care of migrants," 26 July 2019 The sky deepens and darkens, and overhead comes a blast of color. — Laura Johnston, cleveland.com, "From Put-in-Bay to Fairport Harbor, 5 spots to watch July 4 fireworks on Lake Erie," 1 July 2019 The wind picked up in the afternoon and the skies darkened but never opened up. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Rocket Mortgage Classic: Big names make early exits at Detroit Golf Club," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'darken.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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