15
nebulous(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
15
opaque(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, flat)
15
shady(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
14
vague(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
13
drab(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, flat)
13
fuzzy(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
13
turbid(adjective, clear, obscure, dark, gloomy)
12
sunless(adjective, dull, dark, sorrow, gloomy)
12
unclear(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
11
cheerless(adjective, obscure, sorrow, gloomy, depress)
11
faint(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
10
blurred(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
10
dusk(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
10
funereal(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
10
gray(noun, adjective, dull, obscure, dark)
10
sombre
10
sooty(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, flat)
9
caliginous(adjective, dull, light, obscure, dark)
9
darkened(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
9
dirty(adjective, obscure, dark, violent, wild)
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