Dim — synonyms, definition

1. dim (a)

Cimmerian abstruse adumbrate adverse antagonistic antipathetic becloud black blear bleary blind blunt blurred blurry boring cabbalistic clouded cloudy colourless concealed • • •

2. dim (Verb)

becloud bedim befog benumb blear blunt blur cloud cushion darken deaden dip dull flash fog grey haze mute obfuscate obscure • • •

dim (Verb) — Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam.

dim (Verb) — Become dim or lusterless. ex. "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

dim (Verb) — Make dim or lusterless. ex. "Time had dimmed the silver"

dim (Verb) — Make dim by comparison or conceal.

dim (Verb) — Become vague or indistinct. ex. "The distinction between the two theories dimmed"

change change intensity darken weaken efface obliterate

3. dim (US)

flat lifeless lusterless mat muted pale

4. dim (Adjective)

bleak dimmed dumb obtuse subdued wispy

dim (Adjective) — Lacking in light; not bright or harsh. ex. "a dim light beside the bed"

dim (Adjective) — Lacking clarity or distinctness. ex. "a dim figure in the distance"

dim (Adjective) — Made dim or less bright. ex. "the dim houselights brought a hush of anticipation"

dim (Adjective) — Offering little or no hope. ex. "took a dim view of things"

dim (Adjective) — Taking more than usual time to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity. ex. "never met anyone quite so dim"