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  • 81Darkness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Darkness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 darkness darkness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 blackness blackness &c.(dark color) 431 Sgm: N 1 obscurity obscurity gloom murk Sgm: N 1 dusk dusk …

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  • 82Dimness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dimness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dimness dimness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 darkness darkness &c. 421 Sgm: N 1 paleness paleness &c.(light color) 429 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 half light half light …

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  • 83adumbrate — v. a. 1. Shadow, foreshadow, shadow out, shadow forth, dimly outline, indicate, hint at, approximate, represent approximately, suggest, trace vaguely, faintly delineate. 2. Typify, represent, symbolize, show, denote, stand for, image, figure,… …

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  • 84becloud — v. a. Dim, bedim, obscure, darken, bedarken, cloud …

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  • 85blur — I. n. 1. Blot, stain, spot, blemish, soil, tarnish, defect. 2. Confusion (of vision), dim and uncertain spot, confused glimmer. 3. Blot, stain, disgrace, spot, blemish, blotch. II. v. a. 1. Obscure, darken, dim, bedim, partially erase. 2. Tarnish …

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  • 86blur — 1. verb 1) tears blurred her vision Syn: cloud, fog, obscure, dim, make hazy, unfocus, soften; literary bedim; archaic blear Ant: sharpen, focus 2) movies blur the difference between villains and victims …

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  • 87dim — 1. adjective 1) the dim light Syn: faint, weak, feeble, soft, pale, dull, subdued, muted Ant: bright 2) long dim corridors Syn …

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  • 88fog — 1. noun we can t set sail in this fog Syn: mist, smog, murk, haze, ice fog; archaic sea smoke; literary brume, fume 2. verb 1) the windshield fogged up his breath fogged the glass Syn: steam up, mist over …

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  • 89obscure — 1. adjective 1) the truth is that many aspects of a war s outcome remain obscure for years Syn: unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, mysterious, hazy, vague, indeterminate, concealed, hidden Ant: clear …

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  • 90becloud — cloud, eclipse, fog, befog, dim, bedim, *obscure, darken, obfuscate Analogous words: *confuse, muddle, addle, befuddle: *puzzle, perplex, distract …

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