bedimmed 1 of 2

adjective

as in blackened

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bedimmed

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verb

past tense of bedim
as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedimmed
  1. blackened
  2. obscured
  3. dusky
  4. darkened
  5. dimmed
  6. blurred
  7. dim
  8. clouded
Adjective
  • The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of blackened
Verb
  • This solution addresses the issue where the input field is obscured by the on-screen keyboard.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Shimoda reveals how identities are forged through steamships crisscrossing the Pacific, formed by old family journals and photographs, and also obscured by systemic erasure.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of obscured
Adjective
  • Rooms The 149 guestrooms and 37 suites come alive in interiors inspired by ocean waves and the dusky skies of the Hollywood Hills, so the palette is moody, the finishes are polished, but nothing whispers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • From brick red to ashen violet and dusky taupe, these are the soft yet moody nail colors to keep an eye on this fall.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of dusky
Verb
  • In its latest incarnation, designed by the firm S9, the curtain wall has darkened and the electronic billboards brightened, so that the tower resembles a TV mount, more apparatus than architecture.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Verity is immobile and catatonic, and Lowen learns that the family’s life is also darkened by a child’s accidental death.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of darkened
Adjective
  • In the dimmed light of a hospital room in Nevada, the placenta — blue and shining — has just delivered.
    — Mara Evans, STAT, 27 July 2026
  • One of the great aspects of my tablet is its lighting, whether it's being used in bright sunlight or on a dimmed plane.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 June 2026
Definition of dimmed
Verb
  • The move into podcasting marks another expansion for MasterClass, which has increasingly blurred the lines between online education and entertainment.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the line between sports leagues and the media outlets that cover them has blurred.
    — Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of blurred
Adjective
  • The fixture can attach to any flat surface with stick-on adhesives in just seconds, so say goodbye to the days of dim bathroom lighting or cooking under gloomy overheads.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The limited electricity supply also left classrooms dim and prevented the school from using refrigerators.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of dim
Verb
  • Sube Shoten, a tofu maker founded in 1877 during Japan’s Meiji era, reportedly ceased operations in May and began preparing to file for bankruptcy as low profit margins and a recent surge in raw-material costs clouded its business outlook.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The sky had clouded in the meantime, deleting the circle from the wall—she’d arrived just in time to witness it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of clouded
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“Bedimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedimmed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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