dimmed 1 of 2

adjective

as in darkened
being without light or without much light a dimmed lounge where students like to rest and sleep

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verb

past tense of dim
as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane

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Recent Examples of dimmed
Adjective
In the dimmed light of a hospital room in Nevada, the placenta — blue and shining — has just delivered. — Mara Evans, STAT, 27 July 2026 One of the great aspects of my tablet is its lighting, whether it's being used in bright sunlight or on a dimmed plane. — New Atlas, 12 June 2026 The pleasantly buzzy ballroom, cast in semi-dimmed lighting, filled with excited chatter and clinking silverware, felt like a slightly unwieldy wedding reception. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026 For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
The lights were dimmed, and many of the children were more focused on their giddy Spanish campmate than the match. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Odds for Social Security reform may have dimmed last week after one of the program's biggest champions lost his primary, but advocates say this only highlights the importance of November's midterm elections. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 You’ll be given a blanket and an eye mask to wear, and the lights in the pool area will be dimmed. — Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 For more than a year, a light that shines in Kansas City’s skyline has been dimmed. — Rashad Alexander august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 The star dimmed tremendously in late 2019, not returning to its typical brightness until early 2020, which caused much consternation among stargazers. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026 District Superintendent Monica Schroeder noted the various technologies and advancements at the school, including even the lights — the days of bright, buzzing overhead lights are over, with lights that can be dimmed. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 That story dimmed a bit when the Defense Department removed references to the Code Talkers, but quickly restored them after a public outcry in 2025. — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The problem is that UNC did not need to be vaulted onto the national college football scene, with a brand that had already established a name behind past success, even if that spotlight had dimmed in previous years. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimmed
  1. darkened
  2. obscured
  3. dark
  4. blurred
  5. clouded
  6. blackened
  7. overshadowed
Adjective
  • This trend has been pretty pervasive among designer bags recently, with shoppers buying new Prada and Chanel bags with darkened leather to give them a used look, or sourcing vintage Celine bags with obvious signs of wear.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Definition of darkened
Verb
  • While the bride wore a satin, strapless Danielle Frankel wedding gown for the ceremony, the voluminous, floor-length skirt obscured her shoes on her big day.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Klitschko on Tuesday posted a photo of himself with Panettiere holding their young daughter Kaya, with the girl’s face obscured.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscured
Adjective
  • Things take a dark turn, however, after a series of unexplainable deaths draw Hal and John to a small town in Nebraska.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Way back in 2012, Supreme collaborated on another Air Force 1 with a dark green camo canvas upper, box logo hangtag and gum outsole that can hit the $1,000 range on resale platforms.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of dark
Verb
  • Paolina Russo blurred the lines between feminine textiles and hard-working, skate-ready canvas and denim.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But this summer, the lines between business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) marketing became increasingly blurred.
    — Taylor Cheek-Mundy, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of blurred
Verb
  • The ash has clouded the skies over eastern Sicily and disrupted operations at nearby Catania International Airport.
    — Anna Matranga, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In the last few years, Penn State’s singular focus – to win a national championship – clouded everything else.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of clouded
Verb
  • Timber Fire Monterey County’s Timber Fire burning near Big Sur has blackened nearly 2,500 acres since its start Monday afternoon and is 5% contained.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The old silver and gold shops, their facades blackened by time, were gone.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of blackened
Verb
  • The debates over responsibility, funding, international relations and jurisdiction have overshadowed the urgent need to treat the issue as a public health and environmental emergency.
    — Samhita M Ilango, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Yet all that business has been overshadowed by the Alvarez saga.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of overshadowed

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