Dull and Darkened

Dull

Dull adjective - Covered over by clouds.
Usage example: dull skies plagued most of our vacation days at the beach

Darkened and dull are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Darkened" instead an adjective "Dull".

Nearby Words: dullness, dulling, dulled, dully, dullish

Darkened

Darkened adjective - Being without light or without much light.
Usage example: wanting to surprise her, we waited in the darkened room for her to get home

Dull and darkened are semantically related. You can use "Dull" instead an adjective "Darkened".

Nearby Words: dark, darkening
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