Darkening
Darkening adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a darkening sky that seemed to match our downcast spirits
Lugubrious and darkening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lugubrious" instead an adjective "Darkening".
Lugubrious
Lugubrious adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the diner's dim lighting makes eating there a particularly lugubrious experience
Darkening and lugubrious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Darkening" instead an adjective "Lugubrious".
Nearby Word: lugubriously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dismal and darkening
- dismal and lugubrious
- sepulchral and darkening
- sepulchral and lugubrious
- miserable and darkening
- miserable and lugubrious
- black and darkening
- black and lugubrious
- dark and darkening
- dark and lugubrious
- grim and darkening
- grim and lugubrious
- bleak and darkening
- bleak and lugubrious
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