crepuscular

adjective

Definition of crepuscularnext
as in twilit

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Recent Examples of crepuscular Everything was bathed in a crepuscular, dreamlike Mediterranean light. — Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026 Smith, who at 36 has reached the crepuscular stage of his career, was emotional following the game. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025 And his use of color — bold reds, crepuscular blues, hopeful yellows — is impossible to forget. — Ernesto Lechner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025 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
  • Pittol’s arepas feature a crisp, mottled surface and a dusky plum hue.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Rooms The 149 guestrooms and 37 suites come alive in interiors inspired by ocean waves and the dusky skies of the Hollywood Hills, so the palette is moody, the finishes are polished, but nothing whispers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of dusky
Adjective
  • 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
  • Around them stand darkened houses, and uncollected trash piles up on the street.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This trend has been pretty pervasive among designer bags recently, with shoppers buying new Prada and Chanel bags with darkened leather to give them a used look, or sourcing vintage Celine bags with obvious signs of wear.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 2 July 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
  • Shares of the company fell less than 1% in morning trading on its gloomy forecast for the consumer environment.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Ahead of the midterms, Americans are gloomy on AI’s impact on the economy and think the federal government should do more to regulate the technology, per a new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of gloomy
Adjective
  • The daughter of a brass tree guest told me that on the last day, her mother pulled her aside and offered a somber warning.
    — Kate Berlant, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Miller's new ad opens with a somber sequence of close-ups of various people's faces as the congressman talks about how divorce affects families.
    — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of somber

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“Crepuscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepuscular. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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