Definitions

unlit

ADJECTIVE

dark

Synonyms

STRONGEST

black cloudy darkened dim dingy drab dull foggy gloomy misty murky overcast shadowy somber

STRONG

dun faint

WEAK

aphotic atramentous blackish caliginous cimmerian clouded crepuscular dusky ill-lighted indistinct inky lightless lurid nebulous obfuscous obscure opaque pitch-black pitch-dark pitchy rayless shaded shady sooty stygian sunless tenebrous unlighted vague

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright cheerful clean clear distinct good happy intelligent joyful light luminous smart sparkling sunny vivacious

WEAK

apparent brilliant encouraging evident hopeful illuminated lucid manifest moral plain pleased radiant shining visible vivid

ADJECTIVE

dull

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloudy cold dark dim dismal flat hazy lifeless muddy muted obscure soft somber subdued

STRONG

black blind dun faded low matte muffled overcast plain sober softened

WEAK

ashen colorless dead dingy dusky feeble grimy indistinct leaden mousy murky opaque shadowy sooty subfusc toned-down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apparent bright brilliant cheerful clear distinct excited good happy hopeful intelligent light rough smart visible

WEAK

active eventful exciting interesting keen knifelike lively luminous lustrous pointed quick sensitive serrated sharp vivacious witty

ADJECTIVE

gloomy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bleak cloudy dim dismal dreary dull forlorn funereal murky overcast somber

WEAK

caliginous cheerless clouded crepuscular desolate dusky lightless obscure overclouded sepulchral shadowy tenebrous unilluminated wintry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright cheerful clear happy hopeful intelligent joyful light lively luminous pleasant smart sunny

WEAK

animated content encouraged encouraging exhilarating sparkling uplifting vivacious

ADJECTIVE

obscure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

murky

STRONG

blurred clouded dim dusk faint obfuscated veiled

WEAK

caliginous dark dense dusky fuliginous gloomy indistinct lightless shady somber tenebrous umbrageous unilluminated

Antonyms

STRONG

clear distinct

WEAK

apparent bright explicit obvious perceptible visible

ADJECTIVE

tenebrous

Synonyms

WEAK

ambiguous amphibological caliginous dim dingy dusk dusky equivocal gloomy lightless murky obscure shadowy shady somber sunless uncertain unclear unexplicit unilluminated unintelligible vague

Antonyms

WEAK

inviting light

Example Sentences

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Goldman celebrated his 67th birthday in the unit, with cake and an unlit candle delivered by his medical team, who also sang Happy Birthday to him on video.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

At last I was admitted inside, into the main hall, a cold room with an unlit hearth and a ceiling of blond pine.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2025

A “New Members Orientation” memento candle on the side table was unlit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

They said the wrecked car appeared "all of a sudden" with no lights on an unlit part of motorway, making it "really hard to see it until the last moment".

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

The old man listened with a puzzled expression as he held an unlit cigar in his delicate fingers.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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