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ILLUMINE Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word illumine. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For ILLUMINE

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
bedim

verb

v

verb

• make darker and difficult to perceive by sight

• make unintelligible or unclear

blacken

verb

v

verb

• make or become black

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

cloud

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

• a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

• out of touch with reality

• a cause of worry or gloom or trouble

• suspicion affecting your reputation

• a group of many things in the air or on the ground

verb

• make overcast or cloudy

• make less visible or unclear

• billow up in the form of a cloud

• make gloomy or depressed

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• make less clear

• colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

• make milky or dull

darken

verb, noun

v, n

verb

• become dark or darker

• tarnish or stain

• make dark or darker

dim

verb, adverb, adjective

v, 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

obfuscate

verb

v

verb

• make obscure or unclear

obscure

adjective

adj

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

overshadow

verb

v

verb

• be greater in significance than

• make appear small by comparison

• cast a shadow upon

shadow

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• shade within clear boundaries

• an unilluminated area

• something existing in perception only

• a premonition of something adverse

• an indication that something has been present

• refuge from danger or observation

• a dominating and pervasive presence

• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

• an inseparable companion

verb

• follow, usually without the person's knowledge

• cast a shadow over

• make appear small by comparison

shroud

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

• burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

verb

• cover as if with a shroud

• form a cover like a shroud

• wrap in a shroud

veil

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a garment that covers the head and face

• a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

• the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

• a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

verb

• to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

Alternatives for BEDIM

Words (3)

Alternatives for BLACKEN

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Alternatives for CLOUD

Words (14)
Phrases (1)

Alternatives for DARKEN

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Alternatives for DIM

Words (34)

Alternatives for OBFUSCATE

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Alternatives for OBSCURE

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Phrases (2)

Alternatives for OVERSHADOW

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