murky
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Synonyms
black, caliginous, dark, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, rayless, somber (or sombre), stygian, tenebrific, tenebrous, unlit
Antonyms
bright, brightened, brilliant, illuminated, illumined, light, lit (or lighted), lightsome, lucent, lucid, luminous
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While smallmouths in the clear waters of the St. Lawrence are a long way from largemouths in the murky waters of Lake Guntersville, the lures and tactics work here as well as there. — Frank Sargeant, al, "Should anglers use finesse lures for Alabama bass?," 1 Sep. 2019 Galveston is somewhat notorious for having murky, brown-colored water compared to other coastal cities. — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, "Blue water returns to Galveston Island just in time for Labor Day weekend," 30 Aug. 2019 And the fish, at last check, was still swimming in the murky waters of the Danube. — Denise Hruby, Los Angeles Times, "Craving for caviar is driving the Danube River’s sturgeon to extinction," 22 Aug. 2019 Now their prospects look murkier as European leaders try to determine whether there is a path forward without the United States. — New York Times, "European Companies Rushed to Invest in Iran. What Now?," 9 May 2018 The future of Lanvin is looking increasingly murky. — Emily Farra, Vogue, "Olivier Lapidus Is Exiting Lanvin After 2 Seasons," 22 Mar. 2018 In that sense, Van Gundy's long-term vision looks murky. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Blake Griffin good for Pistons in short term; questionable beyond that," 30 Jan. 2018 Elsewhere Paris Martineau delves into the murky world of Instagram influencers, in which popular creators promote products for $75,000 a pop without ever disclosing they have been paid. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "How Mark Zuckerberg became a wartime CEO," 20 Nov. 2018 In California’s murky world of super PACs, just because a group is supporting a candidate doesn’t always mean that’s who its money is promoting. — John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle, "How California political ads fool voters, while candidates keep hands clean," 30 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'murky.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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