LIGHTLESS Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

lightless

adjective

ˈlīt-ləs

Definition of lightless

as in darkened

being without light or without much light wondered what might be lurking in the lightless corners of the basement

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Recent Examples of lightless For this reason black holes are invisible to the eye, as lightless as the empty, dark space surrounding them. — Sidney Stevens, Treehugger, 14 Mar. 2025 Fall asleep and dream about being slowly forced, as if by some mechanized peristalsis, through the digestive tract of a huge synthetic worm that then deposits me into a lightless industrial kitchen. — Jay Katsir, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025 The boy grows up in the lightless void before managing to escape. — Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022 At night, lightless streets turn into treacherous obstacle courses, especially after snow and rain. — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for lightless

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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

Adjective

In Helaena’s room, Rhaenyra finds a tapestry Helaena had just finished sewing that predicts a dark and fiery end for Rhaenyra in the future.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
For somewhere closer to home, check a light pollution map and head to an area that looks dark.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of dark

Adjective

Colonic hydrotherapy, which admittedly never promises to be glamorous, is unremarkable with a purpose that remains murky.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
Everyone from Brian Fuller to LeBron James has flirted with the property over the past decade, but its big screen future continues to be murky.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of murky

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