in the dark a. benighted, in darkness, in ignorance; ignorant, uninformed. See - dark (def 6). b. in secrecy, secret, closed, concealed, obscured, veiled, sealed.
darken, v. 1. blacken, black, opaque; shade, shadow, overshadow; eclipse, occult, black out, blot out; smudge, smirch, blotch, soot, begrime.
2. cloud, becloud, obscure, obfuscate, obumbrate.
3. dull, deaden, mat, tone down, take the color out of.
4. dim, grow dim, grow dark, dusk.
5. gloom, begloom, depress, deject, dishearten, dispirit, discourage, oppress, cast down, cast a pall or gloom over, take the heart out of [s.o.] Inf. get [s.o.] down, SI. bum [s.o.] out.
6. blind, strike blind, put [s.o.'s] eyes out.
7. (all usu. from anger) change or turn color, look black, turn blue in the face.
darling, n. 1. beloved, love, truelove, ladylove; dear one, sweetheart, sweet, honey, precious, jewel; pet, apple of one's eye; favorite, minion, toast.
-adj. 2. loved, beloved, dear, precious, treasured, cherished, valued, prized; favorite, favored, pet.
3. Informal, lovely, charming, engaging, enchanting, captivating, alluring, bewitching; lovable, adorable, cute, sweet, winsome.
dart, n. 1. arrow, quarrel, Archery, flight, barb, barbule, sting.
2. dash, rush, drive, scramble, scurry.
-v. 3. start, spring, leap, bolt, shoot; dash, whisk, whiz, tear, rush, fly, flit; bound, run, sprint, race, speed, hie, hasten, hurry, post; scoot, scud, scuttle, Inf. skedaddle.
4. thrust, hurl, jaculate, heave, let fly, fling, sling; throw, pitch, toss, cast; project, propel, push, launch.
dash, v. 1. smash, shatter, crash, Brit. Dial, pash; strike, break, split, cleave, rive, rend; shiver, fragment, splinter, crack, split, snap; crush, destroy; beat, batter, slam, ram, hit, smite.
2. throw, hurl, catapult; fling, cast, sling, shy, pitch; propel, shoot, drive, thrust; heave, chuck.
3. splash, besplash, slosh, swash, plash, dabble; spatter, bespatter, splotch; sprinkle, besprinkle, dot, speckle, spangle; daub.
4. mix, admix, blend, commingle; adulterate, debase, pollute, contaminate, taint, alloy; dilute, weaken, thin, SI. cut; strengthen, lace, Inf. spike.
5. ruin, blight, spoil; frustrate, thwart, check, balk, foil, bring to naught; defeat, overthrow.