What are the opposite words for dark?
The antonyms for the word dark are plentiful and often represent a sense of lightness, brightness, or clarity. Some examples include light, bright, illuminated, radiant, shining, sunny, clear, transparent, and brilliant. These opposing words can evoke feelings of hope, positivity, and optimism, as opposed to the negative, oppressive feelings often associated with darkness. They can also represent a sense of purity or cleanliness, as in the case of clear or transparent. Additionally, these antonyms can be used to describe physical spaces or objects, such as a well-lit room or a sparkling diamond, creating a more vivid and descriptive picture for the reader.
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light
- daytime,
- in sight,
- irradiation,
- lighthouse,
- refulgence,
- sunbeam,
- sunrise,
- sunshine,
- Fulgor,
- Lights,
- tapers,
- sunbeams,
- daytimes,
- ex ample,
- ex planation,
- ex planations,
- ex-ample,
- ex-planations,
- fulgors,
- in formation,
- in formations,
- in sights,
- in-formation,
- in-formations,
- in-sight,
- in-sights,
- irradiations,
- refulgences,
- sunshines,
- chirpy,
- featherweight,
- light-footed,
- light-skinned,
- scintillant,
- shoestring,
- sylphlike,
- undemanding,
- unexacting,
- well-lighted,
- Floatable,
- Imponderous,
- well lit,
- chirpiest,
- lightest,
- sunny-side up,
- unobscured,
- not much,
- hardly any,
- untroublesome,
- chirpier,
- hardly enough,
- in adequate,
- in consequential,
- in considerable,
- in distinct,
- in significant,
- in substantial,
- in-adequate,
- in-consequential,
- in-considerable,
- in-distinct,
- in-substantial,
- in-sufficient,
- light footed,
- light hued,
- light skinned,
- light toned,
- light-hued,
- light-toned,
- lighthued,
- lightskinned,
- lighttoned,
- more floatable,
- more fluorescent,
- more imponderous,
- more light footed,
- more light hued,
- more light skinned,
- more light toned,
- more light-footed,
- more light-hued,
- more light-skinned,
- more light-toned,
- more lightfooted,
- more lighthued,
- more lightskinned,
- more lighttoned,
- more scintillant,
- more shoestring,
- more sylphlike,
- more tissuelike,
- more undemanding,
- more unexacting,
- more unobscured,
- more untaxing,
- more untroublesome,
- more up,
- more well lighted,
- more well lit,
- more well-lighted,
- more well-lit,
- more welllighted,
- more welllit,
- most floatable,
- most fluorescent,
- most imponderous,
- most light footed,
- most light hued,
- most light skinned,
- most light toned,
- most light-footed,
- most light-hued,
- most light-skinned,
- most light-toned,
- most lightfooted,
- most lighthued,
- most lightskinned,
- most lighttoned,
- most scintillant,
- most shoestring,
- most sylphlike,
- most tissuelike,
- most undemanding,
- most unexacting,
- most unobscured,
- most untaxing,
- most untroublesome,
- most up,
- most well lighted,
- most well lit,
- most well-lighted,
- most well-lit,
- most welllighted,
- most welllit,
- not rich,
- sunny side up,
- sunnyside up,
- tissuelike,
- un demanding,
- un heavier,
- un heaviest,
- un heavy,
- un obscured,
- un substantial,
- un taxing,
- un troublesome,
- un-demanding,
- un-exacting,
- un-heavier,
- un-heaviest,
- un-heavy,
- un-important,
- un-obscured,
- un-substantial,
- un-taxing,
- un-troublesome,
- unheavier,
- unheaviest,
- up beat,
- up-beat,
- well lighted,
- well-lit,
- welllighted,
- welllit.
- glow
- iridescence
- luminosity
- shine
- radiance
- state
- place, time without light
- ignorance; mystery
-
burning, brightness
- glow.
- brightness, luminescence
- brightness; polish
- pure
-
open
- lay on the line,
- upfront,
- Undissembled,
- lay it on the line,
- lay it on line,
- lay it the line,
- lay line,
- lay on line,
- more up front,
- more up-front,
- more upfront,
- most undissembled,
- most up front,
- most up-front,
- most upfront,
- un committed,
- un dissembled,
- un prejudiced,
- un-committed,
- un-dissembled,
- un-prejudiced,
- un-reserved,
- up-front.
- sharp
- white
-
hopeful
- ex citing,
- in spiring,
- in spiriting,
- in-spiring,
- in-spiriting,
- more arousing,
- more elating,
- more fortifying,
- more inspiriting,
- more promiseful,
- more reassuring,
- most arousing,
- most fortifying,
- most inspiriting,
- most promiseful,
- most reassuring,
- promiseful,
- re-assuring,
- up lifting,
- up-lifting,
- well timed,
- welltimed.
- intelligent
-
diluted
- thin.
-
bright
- auroral,
- fulgid,
- glossy,
- hued,
- mirrorlike,
- moonlit,
- palmy,
- phosphorescent,
- pleasant,
- polished,
- razzle-dazzle,
- shining,
- silvery,
- sunlit,
- Clear-headed,
- Relucent,
- palmiest,
- eggheaded,
- glitzy,
- wideawake,
- clear headed,
- glitziest,
- having smarts,
- more auroral,
- more burnished,
- more clear-headed,
- more coruscating,
- more eggheaded,
- more einstein,
- more fulgid,
- more illumined,
- more irradiated,
- more mirrorlike,
- more moonlit,
- more phosphorescent,
- more razzle dazzle,
- more razzle-dazzle,
- more razzledazzle,
- more relucent,
- more silvery,
- more sunlit,
- more tinged,
- most auroral,
- most burnished,
- most clear headed,
- most clear-headed,
- most coruscating,
- most eggheaded,
- most einstein,
- most fulgid,
- most hued,
- most illumined,
- most irradiated,
- most mirrorlike,
- most moonlit,
- most phosphorescent,
- most razzle dazzle,
- most razzle-dazzle,
- most razzledazzle,
- most relucent,
- most silvery,
- most sunlit,
- most tinged,
- palmier,
- quick witted,
- quickwitted,
- razzle dazzle,
- razzledazzle,
- re lucent,
- re splendent,
- re-lucent,
- trans lucent,
- trans-lucent,
- un clouded,
- wide awake.
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clean
- speckless,
- unpolluted,
- unspotted,
- well-kept,
- neat as a pin,
- dirtless,
- more cleansed,
- more dirtless,
- more laundered,
- more speckless,
- more unpolluted,
- more unsmudged,
- more unspotted,
- more well kept,
- more well-kept,
- more wellkept,
- most cleansed,
- most dirtless,
- most laundered,
- most speckless,
- most taintless,
- most unsmudged,
- most unspotted,
- most well-kept,
- most wellkept,
- neat as pin,
- spic and span,
- spic span,
- un polluted,
- un smudged,
- un soiled,
- un spotted,
- un stained,
- un sullied,
- un tarnished,
- un-blemished,
- un-polluted,
- un-smudged,
- un-soiled,
- un-spotted,
- un-stained,
- un-sullied,
- un-tarnished,
- well kept.
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transparent
- cellophane,
- hyaline,
- crystal-clear,
- crystalclear,
- easily seen,
- more cellophane,
- more crystal clear,
- more crystal-clear,
- more crystalclear,
- more hyaline,
- most cellophane,
- most crystal clear,
- most crystal-clear,
- most crystalclear,
- most hyaline,
- most plain spoken,
- most plain-spoken,
- plain spoken,
- trans parent,
- trans-parent,
- un sophisticated.
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ablaze
- aflame,
- aglow,
- in censed,
- in tense,
- in tenser,
- in-censed,
- in-tense,
- in-tenser,
- in-tensest,
- more aglow,
- more alight,
- more aroused,
- more flaring,
- more flashing,
- more fuming,
- more ignited,
- more lighted,
- most aflame,
- most aglow,
- most alight,
- most aroused,
- most flaring,
- most flashing,
- most fuming,
- most ignited,
- re-fulgent.
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apparent
- under one's nose,
- out in the open,
- big as life,
- clear cut,
- in dubitable,
- in-dubitable,
- make no bones,
- open and shut,
- open shut,
- out in open,
- out open,
- out the open,
- self evident,
- selfevident,
- un ambiguous,
- un equivocal,
- un mistakable,
- un-equivocal,
- un-mistakable,
- under nose,
- under one nose,
- under ones nose.
- beatific
- blissful
- blond
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fair
- fairish,
- ivory,
- not bad,
- uncolored,
- whitish,
- FAIRER,
- pale-faced,
- Flaxen-haired,
- fair-skinned,
- de cent,
- de-cent,
- dis interested,
- dis passionate,
- dis-interested,
- dis-passionate,
- even handed,
- fair haired,
- fair skinned,
- fairhaired,
- fairskinned,
- flaxen haired,
- flaxenhaired,
- good looking,
- goodlooking,
- in different,
- in-different,
- inter mediate,
- more bleached,
- more fair skinned,
- more fair-skinned,
- more fairish,
- more fairskinned,
- more flaxen haired,
- more flaxen-haired,
- more flaxenhaired,
- more pale faced,
- more pale-faced,
- more palefaced,
- more tow haired,
- more tow headed,
- more tow-haired,
- more tow-headed,
- more towhaired,
- more uncolored,
- more unthreatening,
- more whitish,
- most bleached,
- most fair skinned,
- most fair-skinned,
- most fairish,
- most fairskinned,
- most flaxen haired,
- most flaxen-haired,
- most flaxenhaired,
- most pale faced,
- most pale-faced,
- most palefaced,
- most tow haired,
- most tow headed,
- most tow-haired,
- most tow-headed,
- most towhaired,
- most uncolored,
- most unthreatening,
- most whitish,
- non partisan,
- non-partisan,
- on level,
- on up and up,
- on up-and-up,
- pale faced,
- palefaced,
- pretty good,
- so so,
- tow haired,
- tow headed,
- tow-haired,
- tow-headed,
- towhaired,
- un biased,
- un colored,
- un threatening,
- un-corrupted,
- un-threatening,
- up to standard.
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fine
- fine,
- fine-grained,
- first-string,
- gilt-edged,
- hairline,
- Finedrawn,
- Gossamery,
- first class,
- fine-drawn,
- five-star,
- firstrate,
- firstclass,
- Fine-spun,
- fine drawn,
- fine grained,
- fine spun,
- finegrained,
- first rate,
- firststring,
- fivestar,
- giltedged,
- more fine drawn,
- more fine grained,
- more fine spun,
- more fine-drawn,
- more fine-grained,
- more fine-spun,
- more finedrawn,
- more finegrained,
- more first string,
- more first-string,
- more firststring,
- more five star,
- more five-star,
- more fivestar,
- more giltedged,
- more gossamery,
- more hairline,
- more hairsplitting,
- more powdered,
- more quality,
- most fine drawn,
- most fine grained,
- most fine spun,
- most fine-drawn,
- most fine-grained,
- most fine-spun,
- most finedrawn,
- most finegrained,
- most first string,
- most first-string,
- most firststring,
- most five star,
- most five-star,
- most fivestar,
- most gilt edged,
- most giltedged,
- most gossamery,
- most hairline,
- most hairsplitting,
- most powdered,
- most pulverized,
- most quality,
- out standing,
- out-standing,
- top notch,
- top-pest,
- un adulterated,
- un-adulterated,
- un-real.
-
fresh
- dewy,
- uncontaminated,
- dewiest,
- dewier,
- bright-eyed,
- Unfaded,
- Unwithered,
- bright eyed,
- brighteyed,
- bushy tailed,
- bushy-tailed,
- bushytailed,
- like new,
- more bouncing,
- more bright eyed,
- more bright-eyed,
- more brighteyed,
- more bushy tailed,
- more bushy-tailed,
- more bushytailed,
- more invigorated,
- more refreshed,
- more rehabilitated,
- more uncontaminated,
- more unfaded,
- more unwithered,
- most bouncing,
- most bright eyed,
- most bright-eyed,
- most brighteyed,
- most bushy tailed,
- most bushytailed,
- most invigorated,
- most rehabilitated,
- most uncontaminated,
- most unfaded,
- most unwithered,
- not stale,
- re habilitated,
- re stored,
- re-habilitated,
- re-stored,
- un contaminated,
- un faded,
- un wearied,
- un-contaminated,
- un-faded,
- un-used,
- un-wearied,
- un-withered.
- glassy
- glowing
- light-haired
- okay
- on fire
- radiant
- sheer
- shimmering
- shining
- sparkling
- stunning
- vivid
- alabaster
- beaming
- brilliant
- dainty
- glaring
- glazed
- glimmering
- glinting
- glorious
- glossy
- gossamer
- illuminated
- incandescent
- lucid
- lustrous
-
milky
- frosted,
- lacteal,
- milk-white,
- opaline,
- Lacteous,
- Lactescent,
- milk white,
- milkwhite,
- more frosted,
- more lacteal,
- more lacteous,
- more lactescent,
- more milk white,
- more milk-white,
- more milkwhite,
- more opaline,
- most frosted,
- most lacteal,
- most lacteous,
- most lactescent,
- most milk white,
- most milk-white,
- most milkwhite,
- most opaline.
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obvious
- apparent,
- in evidence,
- undisguised,
- clear as a bell,
- clear as bell,
- ex posed,
- ex-posed,
- in disputable,
- in-disputable,
- more undisguised,
- most undisguised,
- self explanatory,
- selfexplanatory,
- un concealed,
- un deniable,
- un disguised,
- un subtle,
- un subtler,
- un-concealed,
- un-deniable,
- un-disguised,
- un-subtle,
- un-subtler,
- un-subtlest.
- pale
- polished
- resplendent
- sallow
- see-through
- shiny
- silver
- smart
- splendid
- thin
- wonderful
- all
- smooth and white
-
clear
- apprehensible,
- graspable,
- sunshiny,
- undimmed,
- unhampered,
- Tralucent,
- Translucid,
- Transpicuous,
- Uncensurable,
- Undarkened,
- clearcut,
- de finite,
- de-finite,
- dis charged,
- dis missed,
- dis-charged,
- dis-missed,
- ex press,
- ex-press,
- see-through,
- in controvertible,
- in nocent,
- in-controvertible,
- in-nocent,
- loud enough,
- more absolved,
- more apprehensible,
- more exculpated,
- more exonerated,
- more graspable,
- more recognizable,
- more resolved,
- more sunshiny,
- more tralucent,
- more translucid,
- more transpicuous,
- more uncensurable,
- more undarkened,
- more undimmed,
- more unhampered,
- most absolved,
- most apprehensible,
- most exculpated,
- most exonerated,
- most graspable,
- most recognizable,
- most resolved,
- most sunshiny,
- most transpicuous,
- most unblurred,
- most uncensurable,
- most undarkened,
- most undimmed,
- most unhampered,
- re cognizable,
- re-cognizable,
- re-solved,
- trans lucid,
- trans-lucid,
- un blurred,
- un complicated,
- un darkened,
- un defiled,
- un dimmed,
- un hampered,
- un impeded,
- un obstructed,
- un troubled,
- un-blurred,
- un-censurable,
- un-complicated,
- un-darkened,
- un-defiled,
- un-dimmed,
- un-hampered,
- un-impeded,
- un-limited,
- un-obstructed,
- un-questionable,
- un-troubled,
- unblurred.
- very happy
-
gorgeous
- beaut,
- centerfold,
- lulu,
- splendiferous,
- drop-dead,
- easy on the eyes,
- beauter,
- beautest,
- dreamest,
- dropdead,
- easy eyes,
- easy the eyes,
- more centerfold,
- more drop dead,
- more drop-dead,
- more knockout,
- more lulu,
- most centerfold,
- most drop dead,
- most drop-dead,
- most dropdead,
- most lulu,
- most splendiferous.
- shining, glowing in appearance
- not dirty; uncluttered
- cloudless, bright
- delicate, fragile, fine
- lack of light
- evil, satanic
-
grim, hopeless
- nice.
-
impartial, unprejudiced
- fair.
- refreshing to the senses
- obvious, unconcealed
- adored, idiolized; divine
- beautiful, advantageous
- beautiful, magnificent
- promising, auspicious
- very smart
- bright, glowing
- white, cloudy
-
bright as in light
- neon.
- apparent, understandable
-
acceptable, satisfactory
- okay.
-
honest, objective
- open.
-
light in color or effect
- pale.
- unconcealed, conspicuous
-
unmixed, genuine
- pure.
- bright, radiant
- pale, unhealthy
- see-through, thin
- bright, glistening
- shiny gray in color
- luxurious, expensive
- beautiful, marvelous
- bright, clear (referring to weather)
- intense, powerful
- extremely pale; lacking color
- great, extraordinary
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Other relevant words
- glitter,
- shimmer,
- sparkle,
- glistering,
- aurora,
- blaze,
- brightness,
- brilliance,
- brilliancy,
- candor,
- cockcrow,
- dawn,
- dawning,
- day,
- daybreak,
- effulgence,
- flicker,
- fluorescence,
- forenoon,
- glare,
- glimmer,
- glow,
- illumination,
- incandescence,
- luminance,
- luminescence,
- luminosity,
- luminousness,
- morn,
- morning,
- radiance,
- scintillation,
- sheen,
- shine,
- sunrise,
- sunup,
- twinkle,
- twinkling,
- lustrousness,
- reddened,
- accessible,
- acquainted,
- active,
- agleam,
- aglitter,
- appreciable,
- approved,
- ashen,
- ashy,
- authorized,
- aware,
- beamy,
- blameless,
- blatant,
- blonde,
- blunt,
- buoyant,
- candid,
- certain,
- chaste,
- clean,
- commendable,
- communicative,
- comprehendible,
- cordial,
- correct,
- creditable,
- crystalline,
- cultivated,
- cultured,
- dazzling,
- decent,
- decorous,
- defined,
- determined,
- direct,
- elevated,
- encouraged,
- endorsed,
- enlightened,
- esteemed,
- ethical,
- exact,
- exemplary,
- experienced,
- expert,
- fathomable,
- firm,
- frank,
- friendly,
- gleaming,
- glossy,
- good-natured,
- guiltless,
- heartwarming,
- high,
- high-minded,
- highbrow,
- honest,
- honorable,
- immaculate,
- incorruptible,
- innocent,
- inoffensive,
- intellectual,
- intelligent,
- intelligible,
- irreproachable,
- just,
- knowable,
- knowledgeable,
- law-abiding,
- legal,
- legible,
- legitimate,
- licensed,
- light-haired,
- lighthearted,
- lightsome,
- lily-white,
- lofty,
- moonlit,
- moony,
- moral,
- noble,
- open,
- out front,
- outspoken,
- pallid,
- pasty,
- peaked,
- peaky,
- perfect,
- permissible,
- permitted,
- polymath,
- principled,
- proper,
- pure,
- reputable,
- respected,
- resplendent,
- right,
- righteous,
- sallow,
- sanctioned,
- schooled,
- scrupulous,
- seemly,
- self-evident,
- self-explanatory,
- smart,
- sophisticated,
- sparkling,
- spotless,
- starlit,
- strong,
- sublime,
- sunshiny,
- supported,
- sure,
- tactless,
- trained,
- transparent,
- unconcealed,
- uncorrupted,
- understandable,
- unerring,
- unobjectionable,
- upright,
- upstanding,
- venerable,
- virtuous,
- wan,
- well-informed,
- wholesome,
- worthy,
- Relucent,
- comforting,
- highlighted,
- squeaky-clean.
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Other antonyms
- afternoon,
- bilious,
- definite,
- educated,
- fine,
- fresh,
- genial,
- glaring,
- glazed,
- glowing,
- gorgeous,
- midday,
- obvious,
- pale,
- palish,
- palpable,
- pastel,
- patent,
- polished,
- splendid,
- tawdry,
- thin,
- unambiguous,
- undemanding,
- unequivocal,
- unmistakable,
- wonderful,
- first class,
- in formation,
- washed out.
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- Antonyms:
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