Darken and Screen

Darken

Darken verb - To make dark, dim, or indistinct.

Usage example: years of accumulated grime have darkened the painting until it can barely be seen

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Screen and darken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screen" instead a verb "Darken".

Nearby Words: dark, darkness, darkening, darkly

Screen verb - To keep secret or shut off from view.

Usage example: bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street

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Darken and screen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Darken" instead a verb "Screen".

Nearby Words: screened, screening, scree, screenful

darken room

screen room

For positive G's, the screen would darken instead, to show that the pilot was beginning to black out for the opposite reason.

Source: Red Filter of Doom
Letterbox: If the player gets close to an NPC that will battle them, the top and bottom edges of the screen will darken.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Sun and Moon
However, the feature usually causes the screen to darken at most places, making it hard to see where your enemies are shooting from.

Source: Who Forgot the Lights?

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Screen and Darken. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/darken/screen

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Screen or Darken. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/darken/screen.

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