Antonyms for darker


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dahrk
Phonetic Transcription : dɑrk


Definition of darker

Origin :
  • early 13c., from dark (adj.). Figurative in the dark "ignorant" first recorded 1670s.
  • adj lack of light
  • adj shaded complexion, hair
  • adj hidden, secret
  • adj grim, hopeless
  • adj evil, satanic
  • adj ignorant
  • adj angry, upset
Example sentences :
  • Into the darker secrets of the Book of Wishes we will not penetrate.
  • Extract from : « The Intelligence Office (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • I am not painting my early life as any darker than most lives.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • If the juice is boiled too long, the jelly will be darker than it should be.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Their light is burning dim, and yet darker days are awaiting them in the future.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • The eyes and hair seemed a deeper hazel, a darker brown, than they had been.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • It grew darker and darker as she proceeded, but she reached the house in safety.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The darker, grimmer side of the student life was wholly hidden from Betty.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • These too, in turn, became sprinkled with the darker and taller pines.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • If a lead comb be sometimes passed through the hair, it will assume a darker colour, but for health it cannot be recommended.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • The matter began to assume a darker complexion as we thought it over.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

Synonyms for darker

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