DARK AGE Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

dark age

noun

Definition of dark age

as in sunset

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Recent Examples of dark age The Handmaid’s Tale, a dystopian drama adapted from Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel of the same name, centers on Elisabeth Moss’ June, a woman living in a dark age who sees her family and former life stripped away. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 27 May 2025 If this is the future of artificial intelligence, the AI era is going to be a dark age indeed. — Wired Staff, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2024 With most of the studio’s fabled animators having retired and productions being scaled back, Disney entered a dark age of animation marked by edgier stories and alienated audiences. — Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024 In his Foundation series, Asimov wrote about a hero who must prevent humanity from being thrown into a long dark age after a massive galactic empire collapses. — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for dark age

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Noun

This case is small enough for spontaneous games by the lake, in an airport lounge, or after a long lunch that stretches into sunset cocktails—even the simplest games deserve first-class treatment.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2026
Insider tip Follow the paths through the lavender fields at sunset, when the bees begin to settle and the fields catch the last of the ethereal light.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of sunset

Noun

There could be IoT solution or sensor degradation, connectivity issues and hallucinations because of poor update procedures and more.

— Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
However, its natural habitat is at risk of degradation because of human activities such as aquaculture, conversion of forest and wetlands into farmlands, and infrastructure development.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of degradation

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Caregivers like Sherwood report mass burnout, financial strain and deterioration of their own physical and mental health from the stress of providing constant care.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
The county has been attempting to chip away at its road maintenance backlog for years, but much of its transportation budget has gone toward preventing further deterioration.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of deterioration

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Balancing full-time and part-time career goals The side hustle’s ebb-and-flow contrasts with the steady paycheck and cadence of her NASA job.

— Megan Sauer, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
The river is expected to further ebb in the coming days with no significant rain in the forecast and temperatures expected to rise to over 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) across the region.

— Justin Spike, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of ebb

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Why This Eclipse Is Special Lunar eclipses occur only during a full moon, when Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Much has been said about the fact that a total solar eclipse won’t be visible again from the contiguous United States until August 22, 2044, but during that eclipse totality will only occur over North Dakota and Montana.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of eclipse

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That was a time of devolution in the UK, with the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd green-lit in 1997, and Northern Ireland’s Assembly a year later.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026
This idea of devolution is Andy Burnham’s way of trying to restore people’s faith in democracy.

— Katie Marie Davies, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

Definition of devolution

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Speaking to the Freedom Fighters club in Arlington July 1, Hall said moral degeneracy, discipline issues and low literacy rates are products of removing the Bible from classrooms.

— Rachel Royster. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
The team found that a near-infrared resolving power of at least 40 is the minimum needed to break that degeneracy.

— Paul Sutter, Space.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of degeneracy

Noun

People are doing this now to treat – this is not our work – but to treat like forms of retinal degeneration and blindness actually.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Lawmakers and advocates urged assemblymembers Monday to pass a bill that would formalize data collection for frontotemporal degeneration.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of degeneration

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