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Synonyms for darksome

  • adjective

Most common

somber US sunless rayless unilluminated shaded cheerless tenebrose

All synonyms

Adjective

dark, obscure, somber US, sombre UK, tenebrous formal, black, gloomy, sunless, rayless, unilluminated, shaded, cheerless, tenebrose, dim, murky, dusky, stygian, darkling, caliginous formal dated

Antonyms

clear, alight, lightsome

All antonyms of darksome →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Characterized by darkness; gloomy, obscure.

Example sentences

  • somber We heard somber hollow sounds from the cave.
  • shaded Yanni wants to park his car in a shaded area.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
darksomesteady
somberrising
sunlesssteady
raylesssteady
unilluminatedfalling
shadedrising

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

By length

3 letters
dim1
4 letters
dark1
5 letters
black1, murky2, dusky
6 letters
gloomy2, shaded2, somber2, sombre
7 letters
obscure2, sunless, stygian3, rayless
8 letters
darkling
9 letters
cheerless, tenebrous3, tenebrose
10 letters
caliginous
13 letters
unilluminated

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (murky2 = 2 syllables).