dimmed 1 of 2

adjective

as in darkened
being without light or without much light a dimmed lounge where students like to rest and sleep

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dimmed

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verb

past tense of dim
as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane

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Recent Examples of dimmed
Adjective
One of the great aspects of my tablet is its lighting, whether it's being used in bright sunlight or on a dimmed plane. — New Atlas, 12 June 2026 For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025 The pleasantly buzzy ballroom, cast in semi-dimmed lighting, filled with excited chatter and clinking silverware, felt like a slightly unwieldy wedding reception. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Verb
It can get dimmed by actions like this. — Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 19 June 2026 As the night progressed, the lights dimmed, and the music got louder. — Sari Kamin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026 The atmosphere inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse that night dimmed. — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Falling approval ratings for the president haven’t dimmed their enthusiasm. — Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026 The lights were dimmed, my slippers were waiting beside the bed, and a video of the resort’s beach area played on the TV, complete with the soothing sound of waves washing up on shore. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Follow a soothing, regular bedtime routine—reading or journaling for 15 minutes in your pajamas, with the lights dimmed. — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 22 June 2026 Finally, nearly three hours after doors opened … the lights dimmed, and from a set of doors at the side of the orchestra, Madonna — wearing sunglasses, a shimmering silver dress, and a hulking white fur coat — emerged like Old Deuteronomy. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 June 2026 The demise is hardly a unique story in the indie film universe — high-profile British productions like Simon Pegg’s Angels in the Asylum have gone down amid similar rancour — but this has not dimmed the sense of injustice felt by those who lost money. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimmed
  1. darkened
  2. obscured
  3. dark
  4. blurred
  5. clouded
  6. blackened
  7. overshadowed
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
Verb
  • Wernicke says that's wrong—and that the misattribution has obscured something important.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The documents in question include eight emails with either the sender or recipient blacked out, a draft indictment of Epstein with the names of potential co-conspirators obscured and a 2019 email that mentions several co-conspirators whose names were redacted.
    — Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of obscured
Adjective
  • As its name suggests, the product is formulated with skin care superstar retinol to smooth fine lines and crow’s feet and brighten dark circles.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 July 2026
  • El Floridita and Sloppy Joe’s, tourist destinations made famous by American novelist Ernest Hemingway, sat dark and shuttered.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of dark
Verb
  • Today, however, algorithmic feeds have increasingly blurred the boundaries between tween and adult style.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • The concept has overwhelmingly blurred the lines between professional and personal hours for physicians, overburdening an already tenuous workforce.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of blurred
Verb
  • Each features clouded bubbles to suggest aging, and the Air Max 90 takes the idea further with a distressed upper in the Infrared colorway.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
  • Press speculation and misinformation clouded many details of the Black Dahlia case, including the origin of the nickname.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026
Definition of clouded
Verb
  • The kernels should develop dark golden spots without becoming overly blackened.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • One of the daily specials, a creamy risotto accented with a bold red pepper puree and blackened shrimp, caught my eye and satisfied my cravings for something comforting.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Definition of blackened
Verb
  • That goal has been overshadowed by his suggestions that Washington might seize control of Greenland or that Canada could become America's 51st state.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • With England, Balogun may have been overshadowed by Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and a gifted Three Lions squad that currently has the fourth-best odds, at +700, to win the World Cup, according to DraftKings.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of overshadowed

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