Dark and Somber

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Dark

Dark adjective - Being without light or without much light.
Usage example: a dark alley that most people wisely avoided
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Somber is a synonym for dark in grim topic. In some cases you can use "Somber" instead an adjective "Dark", when it comes to topics like happy, lack of light.
Nearby Words: darken, darkness, darkened, darkening, darkly

Somber

Somber adjective - Being without light or without much light.
Usage example: the prison's somber interrogation room has the desired effect of striking fear and despair into the prisoner
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Dark is a synonym for somber in sad topic. You can use "Dark" instead the word "Somber" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as happy.
Nearby Words: sombre, somberly

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  • Music / Roll the Bones Mood Whiplash: The music for the most part sounds cheery and upbeat, but then it gets dark and somber with "Ghost of a Chance" and "Neurotica" before returning to the happy nature with "You Bet Your Life".
    Source: Music / Roll the Bones
  • Videogame / Deadly Premonition Once George is introduced and his name is shown, the music turns dark and somber.
    Source: Videogame / Deadly Premonition
  • The Coconut Effect For a long time, people thought that the ceiling paintings of the Sistine Chapel were dark and somber.
    Source: The Coconut Effect
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