murk
noun
ˈmərk 
: gloom, darkness
also : fog
murk adjective archaic
Synonyms
- black
- blackness
- candlelight
- dark
- darkness
- dusk
- gloaming
- gloom
- night
- semidarkness
- shade
- shadows
- twilight
- umbra
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
We could not see the bottom of the lake through the murk. a robber lying unseen in the murk
Word History
Etymology
Middle English mirke, probably from Old Norse myrkr darkness; akin to Old English mirce gloom
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
murk
noun
ˈmərk
: darkness or fog that is hard to see through
murk
noun
1
as in dark
a time or place of little or no light a robber lying unseen in the murk Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dark
- darkness
- shadows
- blackness
- black
- dusk
- night
- gloom
- twilight
- midnight
- gloaming
- semidarkness
- candlelight
- murkiness
- umbra
- shade
- mistiness
- grayness
- dimness
- dullness
- haziness
- cloudiness
- fogginess
- somberness
- shadiness
- gloominess
- blackout
- umbrage
- dimout
- brownout
- faintness
- paleness
- dulness
- half-light
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- glow
- glare
- daylight
- light
- brilliance
- blaze
- brightness
- moonlight
- day
- sunlight
- starlight
- sunshine
- lightness
- radiance
- shine
- effulgence
- luminescence
- radiancy
- luminosity
- incandescence
- luminousness
- luminance
2
as in haze
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency stuck outside in the murk and the rain Synonyms & Similar Words
- haze
- fog
- mist
- cloud
- smog
- gauze
- soup
- brume
- miasma
- reek
- steam
- smoke
- fume
- smother
- bank