Synonyms of tenebrous
32 similar words
Another word for tenebrous is adumbral. Other synonyms of tenebrous are blear, caliginous, cimmerian, crepuscular and dark.
Synonyms and similar words for tenebrous
adjectiveDark and gloomy; obscure.
- adumbralDark, shady.
- blear
- caliginousDark, obscure; murky.
- cimmerian
- crepuscular
- dark
- darksomeCharacterized by darkness; gloomy, obscure.
- darkling
- dim
- dimpsy
- dingy
- dull
- dusky
- fuliginousPertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.
- gloomyNot very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
- infernalStygian, gloomy.
- leaden
- lightlessLacking light; unilluminated; dark.
- murky
- murksomeCharacterised or marked by murkiness; darksome.
- obscureDark, faint or indistinct.
- shady
- somber
- sombrousGloomy; sombre.
- stygianDark and gloomy.
- sunless
- swarthy
- tenebroseDark, tenebrous.
- twilightishResembling twilight; crepuscular.
- umbrageous
- unilluminatedNot illuminated.
- mirksome archaicDark; gloomy; murky.
Meaning of tenebrous
- adjective Dark and gloomy; obscure.
tenebrous in other languages
Questions about synonyms of tenebrous
- What is another word for tenebrous?
- Tenebrous has 32 synonyms on Word.ws, such as adumbral, blear, caliginous, cimmerian, crepuscular, dark, darksome and darkling.
- What does tenebrous mean?
- Tenebrous means dark and gloomy; obscure.
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