tenebrous
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for tenebrous, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Dark, gloomy and hard to see clearly.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
tenebrious
tenebrific
Antonyms
Etymology
Came into English from Middle English tenebrose, from Anglo-Norman tenebrous (earlier tenebrus), from Latin tenebrōsus, which itself came from tenebrae (“darkness, shadows”).
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