Synonyms of 'dark' in British English
1 (adjective)
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having little or no light
It was a dark and stormy night.
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poorly lit
unilluminated
2 (adjective)
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sinister or evil
magicians who harnessed dark powers
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3 (adjective)
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secret or mysterious
the dark recesses of the mind
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4 (adjective)
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(of thoughts or ideas) gloomy or sad
His endless chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
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5 (adjective)
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sullen or angry
I shot him a dark glance.
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1 (noun)
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absence of light
I've always been afraid of the dark.
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2 (noun)
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night or nightfall
after dark
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in the sense of abstruse
Definition
not easy to understand
Meetings keep reverting to discussions about abstruse resolutions.
in the sense of arcane
Definition
very mysterious
the arcane world of contemporary music
in the sense of atrocious
Definition
extremely cruel or wicked
The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious.
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