Bright and Stygian

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Bright adjective - Giving off or reflecting much light.

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Stygian is an antonym for bright.

Nearby Words: brighten, brightness, brightly

Stygian adjective - Being without light or without much light.

Usage example: lost in the stygian reaches of the deep forest

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Bright is an antonym for stygian in lack of light topic.

There's also Stygian Blue, resulting from fatigue caused by staring at bright yellow then looking at something black.

Source: Fictional Colour

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