He cannot see through the mantle murk.
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Murk
//mɝk//
Synonyms for "murk" (120 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (36)
Related words (60)
grimehalf-lighthazeindeterminatenessindistinctnessinklack of sparklelacklusterlifelessnesslusterlessnessmatmat finishmelanizemistmistinessmuckmuckymuddymumbo jumbomurky
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mystificationnigrifyobfuscateobfuscationobnubilateobscurantismobscurationobscureobscurityobumbrateoccultoccultateopacityovercastovercloudovershadowoversmokepartial darknessperplexitysemidarkshadeshadowshapelessnesssmirchsmokesmudgesmutsmutchsoilsombersombernesssoottarnishtwilightunclarityunclearnessunplainnessvagueness
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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17 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- мрак noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- затъмнявам verb (to make murky or to be murky)
Czech
4 entries- temno noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- temnota noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- tma noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- šero noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
Polish
4 entries- ciemność noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- mrok noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- mętnieć verb (to make murky or to be murky)
- zmętnieć verb (to make murky or to be murky)
Russian
4 entries- мрак noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- темнота́ noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- тьма noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- затмевать verb (to make murky or to be murky)
Ukrainian
3 entries- морок noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- пітьма noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
- темрява noun (darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
[…]in murk and occidental damp
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O great star disappear’d—O the black murk that hides the star!
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And yet, tiny sparks of hope gleam in this dim existence, like pearls in the murk.
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