Synonyms for darkling
- adjective
Most common
somber US
Definitions
- adj. 1
Dark; growing dark; darkening.
Related words
- Phrases
- darkling beetle
Example sentences
- somber We heard somber hollow sounds from the cave.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| darkling | rising | |
| somber | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dark1
- 5 letters
- black1
- 6 letters
- gloomy2, somber2, sombre
- 7 letters
- obscure2, sunless
- 8 letters
- darksome
- 9 letters
- tenebrous3
- 13 letters
- unilluminated
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gloomy2 = 2 syllables).