6
somber(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
6
sunless(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
5
atramentous(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
5
cloudy(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
5
coal-black(adjective, dark, black)
5
dull(adjective, dark, gloomy, dim, black)
5
lightless(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
5
shady(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
5
swarthy(adjective, dark)
5
unlighted(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
5
unlit(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
4
blackish(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, color)
4
inky-black
4
jet-black
4
jet black
4
jetty(adjective, colors)
4
lurid(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
4
onyx(adjective, black, colors)
3
achromatic
3
clouded(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
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