DIM as VERB

1. Meaning
   • become vague or indistinct
   Synonym(s)
   • blur (what does blur mean?)
   • slur (what does slur mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The distinction between the two theories blurred
   Hypernyms(s) dim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • focus (what does focus mean?)
   • focalize (what does focalize mean?)
   • focalise (what does focalise mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • obliterate (what does obliterate mean?)
   • efface (what does efface mean?)
   See Also
   • gloss over (what does gloss over mean?)
   • skate over (what does skate over mean?)
   • smooth over (what does smooth over mean?)
   • slur over (what does slur over mean?)
   • skimp over (what does skimp over mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • blur (what does blur mean?)
   • fuzz (what does fuzz mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make dim by comparison or conceal
   Synonym(s)
   • blind (what does blind mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • darken (what does darken mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make dim or lusterless
   Usage Example(s)
   • Time had dimmed the silver
   Hypernyms(s) dim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • darken (what does darken mean?)
4. Meaning
   • become dim or lusterless
   Usage Example(s)
   • the lights dimmed and the curtain rose
   Hypernyms(s) dim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
5. Meaning
   • become or make darker
   Synonym(s)
   • darken (what does darken mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The screen darkend
   • He darkened the colors by adding brown
   Hypernyms(s) dim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change intensity (what does change intensity mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • brighten (what does brighten mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dimmer (what does dimmer mean?)
   • blackening (what does blackening mean?)
   • darkening (what does darkening mean?)
6. Meaning
   • switch (a car’’s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
   Synonym(s)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change intensity (what does change intensity mean?)

DIM as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • lacking in light
   • not bright or harsh
   Synonym(s)
   • subdued (what does subdued mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a dim light beside the bed
   • subdued lights and soft music
   Similar To
   • dark (what does dark mean?)
2. Meaning
   • made dim or less bright
   Synonym(s)
   • dimmed (what does dimmed mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation
   • dimmed headlights
   • we like dimmed lights when we have dinner
   Antonym(s)
   • undimmed (what does undimmed mean?)
   • bright (what does bright mean?)
   Similar To
   • low-beam(a) (what does low-beam(a) mean?)
3. Meaning
   • slow to learn or understand
   • lacking intellectual acuity
   Synonym(s)
   • dense (what does dense mean?)
   • dull (what does dull mean?)
   • dumb (what does dumb mean?)
   • obtuse (what does obtuse mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • so dense he never understands anything I say to him
   • never met anyone quite so dim
   • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick- Thackeray
   • dumb officials mak
   Similar To
   • stupid (what does stupid mean?)
4. Meaning
   • lacking clarity or distinctness
   Synonym(s)
   • faint (what does faint mean?)
   • shadowy (what does shadowy mean?)
   • vague (what does vague mean?)
   • wispy (what does wispy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a dim figure in the distance
   • only a faint recollection
   • shadowy figures in the gloom
   • saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
   • a few wispy memories of childhood
   Similar To
   • indistinct (what does indistinct mean?)
5. Meaning
   • offering little or no hope
   Synonym(s)
   • black (what does black mean?)
   • bleak (what does bleak mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the future looked black
   • prospects were bleak
   • Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult- J.M.Synge
   • took a dim view of things
   Similar To
   • hopeless (what does hopeless mean?)