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
In the dimmed light of a hospital room in Nevada, the placenta — blue and shining — has just delivered. — Mara Evans, STAT, 27 July 2026 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 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 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
Verb
Injuries and three straight losses in warmups have not dimmed hopes for host team Germany at the Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 With the overhead lights dimmed and soft light spilling from the dioramas, the displays looked like windows to other worlds. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Just before Wood announced the procurement of funds for the new building, the lights dimmed, and ECS members wheeled their race car into University Union Ballroom, where they were met with applause. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 During a penumbral eclipse, the moon merely brushes this outer zone and often appears only subtly dimmed. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The lights were dimmed, and many of the children were more focused on their giddy Spanish campmate than the match. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Odds for Social Security reform may have dimmed last week after one of the program's biggest champions lost his primary, but advocates say this only highlights the importance of November's midterm elections. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 You’ll be given a blanket and an eye mask to wear, and the lights in the pool area will be dimmed. — Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 For more than a year, a light that shines in Kansas City’s skyline has been dimmed. — Rashad Alexander august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimmed
  1. darkened
  2. obscured
  3. dark
  4. blurred
  5. clouded
  6. blackened
  7. overshadowed
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of darkened
Verb
  • Many of her photographs were attributed to Capa, which obscured her contribution once Friedmann adopted the name for himself alone.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In the years since Shakur's murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscured
Adjective
  • On top of the moving-camera-foamy-dark-mouth challenge, there was the plaque challenge.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Finley’s breakout was the 2017 dark comedy Thoroughbreds, in which Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy play high-schoolers conspiring to kill an abusive stepfather.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dark
Verb
  • Telescopes show Venus's crescent lengthening and thinning throughout the month, but observers at mid-northern latitudes will find Venus's image to be blurred by turbulence low in the sky.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Lands’ End Starfish Mid-Rise Straight-Leg Pants The line between yoga pants and trousers is blurred with this pair of stretchy, straight-leg pants from Lands’ End.
    — Melony Forcier, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of blurred
Verb
  • According to Sierra, Mica’s sister, Mica’s relationship with Miller was clouded by her own physical insecurities.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Carlsson’s monster raise clouded Anaheim’s cap picture in the short term.
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of clouded
Verb
  • Corbin uses cabbage as an anchor in his new and expanding Rolodex of flavors, thrusting it into the fire until the outer layers are blackened and frizzled.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Timber Fire Monterey County’s Timber Fire burning near Big Sur has blackened nearly 2,500 acres since its start Monday afternoon and is 5% contained.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of blackened
Verb
  • Long overshadowed within Powell and Pressburger’s canon, the major new restoration of Gone to Earth is this year’s Archive Special Presentation, revealing the visual splendour and dramatic intensity of one of their most misunderstood films.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Jackson recalls discovering firsthand that even a major movie star can be overshadowed by Judge Judy.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of overshadowed

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“Dimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimmed. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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