Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with darkness in American Collocation
darkness
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈdɑrknəs/
total
absolute
complete
impenetrable
pitch
total
utter
He rubbed his eyes, and soon became aware that he was alone in the church, and in utter darkness.
almost
near
semi
The images on this page were taken in near darkness.
thick
black
deep
dense
inky
thick
At last the daylight faded and the town was blanketed in inky darkness.
not clear
murky
smoky
All the people poured out into the murky darkness of the street.
increasing
gathering
growing
Then, in gathering darkness, I drove north.
light up darkness
dispel
illuminate
lighten
light up
penetrate
pierce
The only light that pierces the darkness emits blurrily from the neon sign in the window.
cause darkness
plunge something into
Large parts of the capital were plunged into darkness after the explosion.