as in darkened
being without light or without much light
a dimmed lounge where students like to rest and sleep
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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
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.
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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.
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Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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.
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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.
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Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
22 June 2026
It can get dimmed by actions like this.
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Andrea Nakano,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The atmosphere inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse that night dimmed.
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Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
As the night progressed, the lights dimmed, and the music got louder.
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Sari Kamin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 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.
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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.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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.
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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
Falling approval ratings for the president haven’t dimmed their enthusiasm.
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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
It can get dimmed by actions like this.
—
Andrea Nakano,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The atmosphere inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse that night dimmed.
—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
As the night progressed, the lights dimmed, and the music got louder.
—
Sari Kamin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 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
Adjective
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She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.
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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.
Verb
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Wernicke says that's wrong—and that the misattribution has obscured something important.
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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.
Adjective
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The top-of-the-line chef’s kitchen sports metallic cabinetry paired with dark marble countertops and backsplashes.
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These include rolled or folded leaf blades, a dark or blue tinge to the foliage, or lingering footprints after walking on the lawn.
Verb
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Today, however, algorithmic feeds have increasingly blurred the boundaries between tween and adult style.
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The concept has overwhelmingly blurred the lines between professional and personal hours for physicians, overburdening an already tenuous workforce.
Verb
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Each features clouded bubbles to suggest aging, and the Air Max 90 takes the idea further with a distressed upper in the Infrared colorway.
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Press speculation and misinformation clouded many details of the Black Dahlia case, including the origin of the nickname.
Verb
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Meanwhile, the Iron fire, about 70 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, blackened 63 square miles by Friday and was 26% contained, authorities said.
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The Iron Fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected Saturday and had blackened 34 square miles (87 square kilometers), authorities said.
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That goal has been overshadowed by his suggestions that Washington might seize control of Greenland or that Canada could become America's 51st state.
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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.
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“Dimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimmed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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