Dusky

/ˈdʌs.ki/

Synonyms for "dusky" (86 found)

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Closest matches (18)

acheronian ambiguous amphibological black blackish bleak brunet caliginous cheerless crepuscular dark dark-colored dark-complexioned dark-skinned

Noun(3 words)

bister brown darkey

Adjective(1 words)

dark-skinned

Strong matches (25)

Noun(2 words)

darkie darky

darkish darksome desolate dim dimmish dimpsy dingy dismal double-edged double-faced drear dun dusk ebony equivocal evening evensong funereal gloomy grave

Adjective(3 words)

darkling dim fuscous

Related words (43)

joyless livid murk murksome murky nigrescent nubilous obscure opaque sable sad semidark shadowy shady sibylline sober somber sombre sombrous subfusc

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sunless sunsetty swart swarth swarthy tenebrous twilight twilighty unilluminated unlit vesper vespertine

Adjective(10 words)

melancholic moody murky shadowy somber swart swarthiest swarthy twilight twilit

Noun(1 words)

sihasapa

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries

atmosphere descriptorcolor descriptordescriptive adjectivetone descriptor

More specific

6 entries

dusky atmospheredusky bluedusky graydusky mooddusky rosedusky scene

Collocations

6 entries

dusky bluedusky colorsdusky complexiondusky lightingdusky pinkdusky shade

Inflections

2 entries

duskier duskiest

Derivations

2 entries

duskily duskiness

similar

3 entries

brunet brunette dark

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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He was walking down the road one dusky evening.

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It was a dusky night.

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The room was dusky.

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The sky was dusky.

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