crepuscular

adjective

Definition of crepuscularnext
as in twilit

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Recent Examples of crepuscular And his use of color — bold reds, crepuscular blues, hopeful yellows — is impossible to forget. — Ernesto Lechner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025 Everything was bathed in a crepuscular, dreamlike Mediterranean light. — Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026 Foggy days around Sutro Tower also cast crepuscular rays similar to the Transamerica Pyramid. — Newsroom Meteorologist, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2026 As crepuscular animals, felines are most active at dawn and dusk, which their ancestors used to their advantage to hunt in the wild, according to an article from the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crepuscular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crepuscular
  1. twilit
  2. dusk
  3. dusky
  4. darkling
  5. darkened
  6. lightless
  7. gloomy
  8. somber
Adjective
  • Gaze upon a twilit sky, the endless shore, the receding vista, the inside of palm to forehead.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Zegler is the true find, a marvelous singer and a radiant persona, and Spielberg and Kaminski film her like a bright flare in a twilit ocean; her sheer presence papers over some of the more facile aspects of Maria’s characterization.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021
Definition of twilit
Adjective
  • When the summer heat creeps to unbearable temperatures, pre-dawn and post-dusk become the most appealing times to run.
    — Outside Online, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Mylar space blankets draped across their shoulders glistened a surreal golden hue as the vessel’s blinding strobe lights illuminated the post-dusk spectacle.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2021
Definition of dusk
Adjective
  • Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • In Randolph’s photo, Brisket could be seen lounging on a dusky pink velvet chair with a table in front of him set with a martini and a glass of red wine.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 June 2026
Definition of dusky
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  • Its 19th-century spire lit up like a matchstick against the darkling sky, its tip cracking and plunging through the ceiling.
    — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of darkling
Adjective
  • 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
  • In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of darkened
Adjective
  • Such black holes would be extremely hard to spot and thus might account for some or all of the universe’s dark matter—an invisible, lightless something that seems to act like gravitational glue, binding together galaxies and galaxy clusters.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
  • Oh, and the grief was almost a person of its own, darkening the minds of some of the characters as much as any lightless corridor could darken a space.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of lightless
Adjective
  • Despite that gloomier outlook, consumers have largely kept spending, helping support economic growth.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
  • The gloomy Jersey skies and rain didn’t deter fans — who were mostly in white English kits — from supporting The Three Lions in the match, one that felt like a game at Wembley Stadium considering the UK-like elements.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Definition of gloomy
Adjective
  • Instead, Alfonzo’s first appearance, the culmination of nine tireless years, was somber , stricken by the grief overshadowing what should’ve been a joyous moment in the Dodgers’ to the Padres.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Flying straight from the merry Riverlands into the somber halls of Dragonstone is one hell of a comedown, but Daemon never struggles to access his dark side.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of somber

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“Crepuscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepuscular. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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