dark
123
7.5
- noun
- /dɑrk/
- Literature
- Parents, in general, are somewhat in the dark when it comes to music education.
- kept in the dark
- remain in the dark
Examples
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The public was kept in the dark, but the Justices knew exactly what they were doing.
Academic text (2008) -
In fact, even the U.S. Congress was left in the dark until the last minute.
Academic text (1997) -
I have been in those same dark places that you have been.
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So why do we keep our students in the dark about how we view them?
Academic text (2016) -
In the drug world, the parents try to keep the kids in the dark until a certain age.
Academic text (2008) -
The data suggest that today's college students may be in the dark when it comes to political images.
Academic text (2014) -
Critics say, however, that the public shouldn't be kept in the dark about real or potential environmental hazards.
Academic text (2003) -
Many students remain in the dark about the details of the upcoming exam.
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The community has been kept in the dark regarding the changes in the local government.
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She felt she was in the dark about the company's future plans and decisions.
Synonyms
960
3.0
Bad actions or a force that harms people
181
6.3
A state where people act in evil or harmful ways
143
5.7
Parts of a person, thing or situation that are hidden and harmful
27
5.2
A state of being morally wrong or evil
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
52
7.5
An invisible substance that does not give off or take in light and pulls things by gravity
45
7.5
A time in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire when people had less learning and trade
18
1.6
A kind of chocolate that has lots of cocoa, little or no milk, and less sugar than milk chocolate
14
2.0
Meat from the legs and thighs of a bird that is darker and juicier than breast meat
2
7.9
An evil part of a mysterious power that bad characters use in Star Wars
- Literature
1
6.3
In US politics, strongly supporting the Democratic Party, often describing voters or areas that usually vote Democratic
- Informal
1
7.1
A joke that treats serious or painful subjects as funny and may upset some people
- Specialized
1
6.8
A microscope that makes tiny particles too small for an ordinary microscope appear bright on a dark background
- Specialized
1
6.5
The eyes become more sensitive after bright light so you can see in low light
1
6.2
Harmful effects of modern tools and devices that hurt people and society, for example losing privacy or loneliness
- Slang
A joke name or image that shows US President Joe Biden as powerful and serious in online memes
- Specialized
A way of lighting a sample under a microscope to make tiny things look bright against a dark background
- Specialized
A way to see tiny things under a microscope as bright shapes on a dark background
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dark as a noun for an evil force comes from the same image of hiding and danger in the old word deorc, where darkness hides bad things. So in stories the dark can mean the power of evil or what corrupts people.