Dark
Dark adjective - Being without light or without much light.
Usage example: a dark alley that most people wisely avoided
Illuminated
Illuminated adjective - Filled with much light.
Usage example: an intensely illuminated room is usually needed for producing live television shows
Dark is an antonym for illuminated.
Both words in one sentence
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In its first sequel, part of the level "Fireflies When You're Having Fun" takes place in dark caves that are occasionally illuminated by fireflies.
Source: Blackout Basement - When we are introduced to the Big Bad in Heroic Trio, he is wearing a gold, glittery outfit and is illuminated in the middle of a dark lair.
Source: Light Is Not Good / Film - Just standing there in the dark woods illuminated solely by your little flashlights glow.
Source: Video Game / Slender
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Illuminated and Dark. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dark/illuminated
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Illuminated or Dark. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dark/illuminated.
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