/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of darkening Find synonyms for: Noun1. blackening, darkening, change of colorusage: changing to a darker colorVerb1. darken, changeusage: become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"2. darken, tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defileusage: tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"3. darken, change, alter, modifyusage: make dark or darker; "darken a room"Adjective1. darkening, dark (vs. light)usage: becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over; "the darkening sky"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reclusive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language