GLITTER Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For GLITTER
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| darken | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • become dark or darker • tarnish or stain • make dark or darker | ||||||
| dim | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective • made dim or less bright adjective satellite • lacking in light; not bright or harsh • lacking clarity or distinctness • offering little or no hope • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity verb • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • become dim or lusterless • make dim or lusterless • make dim by comparison or conceal • become vague or indistinct | ||||||
| dull | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking in liveliness or animation • emitting or reflecting very little light • not keenly felt • not having a sharp edge or point adjective satellite • being or made softer or less loud or clear • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • (of business) not active or brisk • blunted in responsiveness or sensibility • not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft • darkened with overcast verb • make dull in appearance • become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • make numb or insensitive • make dull or blunt • become less interesting or attractive • make less lively or vigorous | ||||||
| fade | verbv | |||||
noun • a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer • gradually ceasing to be visible verb • become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly • lose freshness, vigor, or vitality • disappear gradually • become feeble | ||||||
| gloom | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of partial or total darkness • a feeling of melancholy apprehension • an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | ||||||
| matte | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss adjective satellite • not reflecting light; not glossy verb • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||
| obscure | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||
| plain | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • not elaborate or elaborated; simple • lacking patterns especially in color noun • extensive tract of level open land • a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side adverb • unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') adjective satellite • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment • not mixed with extraneous elements • free from any effort to soften to disguise • lacking embellishment or ornamentation • lacking in physical beauty or proportion verb • express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | ||||||
| smudge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a smoky fire to drive away insects • a blemish made by dirt verb • make a smudge on; soil by smudging | ||||||
| tarnish | verbv | |||||
noun • discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation verb • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically | ||||||
Alternatives for DARKEN
Alternatives for DIM
Alternatives for DULL
- boring
- lackluster
- tedious
- colorless
- drab
- dreary
- flat
- humdrum
- insipid
- lifeless
- monotonous
- mundane
- pedestrian
- plain
- uneventful
- unexciting
- uninspiring
- uninteresting
- vapid
- slow
- blunt
- benumb
- damp
- dampen
- deadening
- dense
- dim
- dumb
- ho-hum
- irksome
- leaden
- matte
- muffle
- muffled
- mute
- muted
- numb
- obtuse
- pall
- sluggish
- softened
- thudding
- tiresome
- wearisome
Alternatives for FADE
Alternatives for GLOOM
Alternatives for MATTE
Alternatives for OBSCURE
Alternatives for PLAIN
- apparent
- bare
- evident
- manifest
- sheer
- simple
- unadorned
- unembellished
- unmistakable
- unvarnished
- clear
- comprehensible
- direct
- explicit
- intelligible
- lucid
- obvious
- overt
- straightforward
- transparent
- unambiguous
- grassland
- flatland
- apparently
- area
- blatant
- box
- champaign
- complain
- course
- court
- darned
- domain
- evidently
- field
- frank
- ground
- homely
- kick
- knit
- kvetch
- manifestly
- monochrome
- no-frills
- normal
- obviously
- ordinary
- ostensible
- palpable
- patent
- patently
- pitch
- plainly
- quetch
- realm
- sincere
- spare
- sphere
- stinking
- unmingled
- unmixed
- unornamented
- unpatterned
- unseasoned