Murky synonyms

mûr'kē

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sparkling (antonym)
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
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dim
Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
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light (antonym)
Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
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dingy
The definition of dingy is something kind of dirty, gloomy or dull.
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dusky
Somewhat dark in color; esp., swarthy
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luminous (antonym)
Glowing in the dark, as paint with a phosphor in it
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misty
Blurred or dimmed, as by mist; indistinct
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dense
Opaque, with good contrast between light and dark areas. Used of a photographic negative.
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drab
Dull or commonplace in character; dreary:
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cheerless
Not cheerful; dismal; joyless; dreary
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dismal
(Obsolete) Dreadful; disastrous.
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somber
Mentally depressed or depressing; melancholy
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darkened
Having the natural light obscured
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dark (related)
(Of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
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dirty (related)
Squalid or filthy; run-down:
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sad (related)
Appearing sorrowful.
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stormy (related)
Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
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ambiguous
Open to multiple interpretations.
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black
Served without milk or cream:
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cloudy
Covered with or characterised by clouds; overcast.
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foggy
Resembling or suggestive of fog.
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fuzzy
Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals. Mentioned in the popular nursery rhyme Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear.
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gloomy
Overspread with or enveloped in darkness or dimness
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gray
Dull or dark:
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lowering
That lowers or frowns.
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mirky
Murky
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muddy
Lacking luster; dull:
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obscure
Lacking light; dim; dark; murky
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unclear
Not clearly defined; not explicit.
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bright (antonym)
Clear or brilliant in color or sound; vivid or intense
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clear (antonym)
Free of obstacles.
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unobscured (antonym)
Not obscured
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flat
Having a flat heel or no heel
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hazy
Filled with haze; somewhat foggy, misty, or smoky
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smoggy
Having smog.
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turbid
Muddy or cloudy from having the sediment stirred up
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roiled
Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended
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roily
Full of sediment; muddy or cloudy.
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colors (related)
Lacking vividness in color
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murk (related)
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watery (related)
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dank (related)
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overcast
Gloomy; melancholy.
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dull
Not bright, vivid, or shiny:
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Murky Sentence Examples

  • Since then, he has retired two famous photographs, featuring one bride and her dress engulfed in flames and another in murky water.

  • It was impeccable musicianship beneath the vocals, yet the musicianship was buried by a thin, murky sound.

  • It was probably in Paris, the chief intellectual centre of his time, that Neckam heard how a ship, among its other stores, must have a needle placed above a magnet (the De utensilibus assumes a needle mounted on a pivot), which needle would revolve until its point looked north, and thus guide sailors in murky weather or on starless nights.

  • murky muddy gloom every winter is a bit hard to deal with.

  • With all these hidden cards things can get pretty murky.

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