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darkened adjective [ ˈdɑːk(ə)nd ]

• having no light; made dark.
• "a darkened room"

darken verb

• make or become dark or darker.
• "the sky was darkening rapidly"
Similar: grow dark/darker, blacken, grow black/blacker, dim, grow dim, cloud over, lour, make dark/darker, make black/blacker, make dim, shade, eclipse, fog, obscure,
Opposite: lighten,
• make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy.
• "his mood darkened"
Similar: make/become gloomy, make/become angry, make/become unhappy, make/become annoyed, make/become depressed, cast down, become cast down, deject, become dejected, weigh down, oppress, dampen the spirits of, make/become dispirited, make/become troubled, cast a pall over, blacken, look black, sadden, spoil, mar, detract from,


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