Synonyms for bedim

Most common

cloud · blur · overcast · darken

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make (something) dim; to darken, to obscure.

Forms

Past participle

bedimmed
e.g. bedimmed → obscured, clouded, darkened, dulled…

Example sentences

• cloud The car was enveloped in a cloud of exhaust fumes.
• blur I can't remember anything. It's just one big blur.
• overcast During the morning, the sky will remain overcast.
• darken The jealousy is starting to darken Tom's mind.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

fog¹, dim¹

4 letters

dull¹, blur¹

5 letters

cloud¹

6 letters

darken²

7 letters

obscure², eclipse², tarnish², becloud, benight²

8 letters

overcast³

9 letters

adumbrate, overcloud

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (darken² = 2 syllables).