dim
English Thesaurus
1. become vague or indistinct (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | weaken, |
| definition | : | become weaker (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | efface, obliterate, |
| definition | : | remove completely from recognition or memory (verb.change) |
2. make dim by comparison or conceal (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | darken, darken, |
| definition | : | make dark or darker (verb.change) |
3. become dim or lusterless (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
4. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | change intensity, |
| definition | : | increase or decrease in intensity (verb.perception) |
5. lacking in light; not bright or harsh (adj.all)
| similar | : | dark, |
| definition | : | devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black (adj.all) |
6. made dim or less bright (adj.all)
| similar | : | low-beam, |
| definition | : | used of headlights (adj.all) |
7. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adj.all)
| similar | : | stupid, |
| definition | : | lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity (adj.all) |
8. lacking clarity or distinctness (adj.all)
| similar | : | indistinct, |
| definition | : | not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand (adj.all) |
9. offering little or no hope (adj.all)
| similar | : | hopeless, |
| definition | : | without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success (adj.all) |
10. become vague or indistinct (verb.change)
| derivation | : | blur, fuzz, |
| definition | : | a hazy or indistinct representation (noun.cognition) |
11. lacking in light; not bright or harsh (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dimness, subduedness, |
| definition | : | the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity (noun.attribute) |
12. made dim or less bright (adj.all)
| antonym | : | bright, undimmed, |
| definition | : | not made dim or less bright (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | dimness, duskiness, |
| definition | : | the state of being poorly illuminated (noun.state) |
13. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dullness, obtuseness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being slow to understand (noun.cognition) |
14. lacking clarity or distinctness (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dimness, faintness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being dim or lacking contrast (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | vagueness, |
| definition | : | indistinctness of shape or character (noun.attribute) |
15. offering little or no hope (adj.all)
16. become vague or indistinct (verb.change)
| derivation | : | blur, fuzz, |
| definition | : | a hazy or indistinct representation (noun.cognition) |
17. lacking in light; not bright or harsh (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dimness, subduedness, |
| definition | : | the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity (noun.attribute) |
18. made dim or less bright (adj.all)
| antonym | : | bright, undimmed, |
| definition | : | not made dim or less bright (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | dimness, duskiness, |
| definition | : | the state of being poorly illuminated (noun.state) |
19. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dullness, obtuseness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being slow to understand (noun.cognition) |
20. lacking clarity or distinctness (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dimness, faintness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being dim or lacking contrast (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | vagueness, |
| definition | : | indistinctness of shape or character (noun.attribute) |
21. offering little or no hope (adj.all)
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