Word "DIM" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
Synonyms:
subdued
Examples:
a dim light beside the bed

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Synonyms:
dip

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make dim by comparison or conceal
Synonyms:
blind

Crossword Clues for DIM

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Clue Source Date
Lacking brightness
Like a candlelit room
Only faintly visible
Poorly lit, say
Barely discernible number between 500 and 1000
Turn down, as lights Commuter 06 Apr 2024
Not bright USA Today 06 Apr 2024
Turn down, as a bulb
Not clearly remembered
Rather dark (3) Puzzler 27 Mar 2024
Like a room lit with a small light bulb
Poorly lit
In mid-turn, it's stupid (3)
Poorly lit Wall Street Journal 11 Mar 2024
Not bright, as a light
Badly lit (3) Puzzler 07 Mar 2024
Figure I'm not very bright
Lower, as lights New York Times 03 Mar 2024
With 7-Down, style of Chinese cuisine with bite-sized portions New York Times Mini 01 Mar 2024
Barely lit LA Times Daily 26 Feb 2024
Not bright, like an old light bulb
Reduce the light
Poorly lit Puzzler Backwords 25 Feb 2024
Turn down (lights)
___ Sum (Chinese dish)
Like the light from a 25-watt bulb
Poorly lit Wall Street Journal 13 Feb 2024
Lacking in light The Telegraph Quick 12 Feb 2024
It's mid-way stupid! (3)
Dull girl pursued by Mike (3)
(Grow) dull The Guardian Quick 03 Feb 2024
In old German currency one is not well illuminated (3)
Word with witted
Barely shining
___-witted (silly)
Not very bright
Not brightly lit
Like a bulb that isn't bright
Dull Mirror Quick 06 Jan 2024
Stupid woman got married Mirror Cryptic 06 Jan 2024
Like mood lighting
Like mood lighting, typically
Like a room lit by a single candle
__-witted; stupid Commuter 29 Dec 2023
___ sum, Chinese dish Puzzler Backwords 23 Dec 2023
Lower, as headlights
I'd ask for a thousand but I'm not very bright!
Poorly lit USA Today 07 Dec 2023
Lacking in illumination, as a room
Not too bright Universal 29 Nov 2023
__ sum LA Times Daily 18 Nov 2023
___-witted (stupid)
Not bright, like a light bulb
Not bright, like an old bulb
___ Sum (Chinese dish)
Not bright, as a light
Lower the brightness of Universal 23 Oct 2023
Not bright USA Today 23 Oct 2023
Opposite of bright New York Times 16 Oct 2023
Not brilliant?
Poorly lit The Times Concise 21 Sep 2023
Poorly lit Universal 14 Sep 2023
Lit slightly Newsday 03 Sep 2023
Not brightly lit, say
Lower, as the lights Universal 31 Aug 2023
Low-lit USA Today 16 Aug 2023
Faint Newsday 29 Jul 2023
Not very bright
Not bright, like an old light bulb
Barely seen Newsday 20 Jul 2023
Not too bright, as light
Not well lit Premier Sunday 16 Jul 2023
___ sum (Cantonese food) Universal 14 Jul 2023
Poorly lit Eugene Sheffer 30 Jun 2023
Rather thick New York Times 11 Jun 2023
Poorly lit USA Today 11 Jun 2023
Not bright, in both senses! The Guardian Speedy 11 Jun 2023
Hard to make out Wall Street Journal 31 May 2023
Poorly lit Thomas Joseph 31 May 2023
Poorly lit Thomas Joseph 22 May 2023
Lessen, as a light
De-lighted? New York Times 16 May 2023
Not bright, as a light
Low, as lighting
Not very bright Newsday 20 Apr 2023
Turn down? LA Times Daily 19 Apr 2023
Badly lit Eugene Sheffer 17 Apr 2023
Poorly lit LA Times Daily 17 Apr 2023
Like candlelight
Poorly lit, say
Low-lit LA Times Daily 27 Mar 2023
"___ the lights" (soften)
Lower, as headlights
Sparsely lit USA Today 16 Mar 2023
Poorly lit Eugene Sheffer 13 Mar 2023
Barely lit Universal 27 Feb 2023
Like a candlelit room USA Today 23 Feb 2023
Not well-lit USA Today 13 Feb 2023
Faint Canadiana 06 Feb 2023
Poorly lit, say
Poorly lit Eugene Sheffer 30 Jan 2023
Not so bright LA Times Daily 18 Jan 2023
Not well-lit Newsday 10 Jan 2023
Lower, as a brightness level
Darken Universal 13 Dec 2022
Mood light setting
Underlit Thomas Joseph 07 Dec 2022
Badly lit Eugene Sheffer 05 Dec 2022
Poorly lit light Family Time 04 Dec 2022
Poorly lit Thomas Joseph 23 Nov 2022
Soften, as lights
Not bright
Turn down, as lights
Not well-lit USA Today 18 Oct 2022
Not bright USA Today 17 Oct 2022
Like romantic lighting, often
Mood light setting
Low headlight setting
Badly lit Thomas Joseph 04 Aug 2022
___ sum Universal 21 Jul 2022
Poorly lit
Dense The Telegraph Quick 06 Jul 2022
Faint Wall Street Journal 25 Jun 2022
Like non-bright lights Family Time 19 Jun 2022
Like the setting for mood lighting
__ sum: bite-sized Chinese fare The Washington Post 08 Jun 2022
__ sum: bite-sized Chinese fare LA Times Daily 08 Jun 2022
___ sum (Chinese dish)
Not bright Universal 20 May 2022
Poorly lit LA Times Daily 08 May 2022
Poorly lit The Washington Post 08 May 2022
Non-blinding headlights setting
Badly lit Irish Times Simplex 06 May 2022
Turn down, as lights Universal 01 May 2022
___ sum USA Today 22 Apr 2022
Poorly lit Eugene Sheffer 13 Apr 2022
Not well-lit USA Today 26 Mar 2022
Poorly lit Newsday 20 Mar 2022
Bright's opposite New York Times 14 Mar 2022
Lacking brightness
Not bright, as a light
Poorly lit Thomas Joseph 03 Mar 2022
Badly lit Eugene Sheffer 24 Feb 2022
___ Sum (Chinese dish)
Poorly lit Universal 09 Feb 2022
Poorly lit Thomas Joseph 31 Jan 2022
Hard to read by, as light
Lower LA Times Daily 14 Jan 2022
Lowly lit Universal 31 Dec 2021
Lower, as headlights
Like light you can barely see in Family Time 22 Nov 2021
Not so bright Premier Sunday 21 Nov 2021
Poorly lit Thomas Joseph 15 Nov 2021
One investing in Deutschmark? Not bright The Times Cryptic 10 Nov 2021
Faded Canadiana 08 Nov 2021
Unclear in the mind The Times Concise 07 Nov 2021
Scarcely lit
Dull headlight setting
Turn down, as a bulb
Faint The Telegraph Quick 11 Oct 2021
Not well-lit Universal 15 Sep 2021
Not very bright
Faint The Washington Post 01 Sep 2021
Faint LA Times Daily 01 Sep 2021
Poorly lit Eugene Sheffer 21 Aug 2021
___ sum Universal 16 Aug 2021
Not bright New York Times 02 Aug 2021
Like candlelight
Not well lit The Telegraph Quick 27 Jul 2021
Faint, as light New York Times 26 Jul 2021
Not bright or distinct Irish Times Simplex 20 Jul 2021
Turn down, as lights New York Times 12 Jul 2021
Lacking brightness
___ sum Universal 17 Jun 2021
Turn down the lights
Make less bright Canadiana 07 Jun 2021
Days in March initially quite dark
Grow faint New York Times 23 May 2021
Badly lit Irish Times Simplex 18 May 2021
Not bright or distinct Irish Times Simplex 12 May 2021
Lower, like lights Universal 30 Apr 2021
Badly illuminated The Telegraph Quick 26 Apr 2021
Badly lit Eugene Sheffer 24 Apr 2021
Turn down New York Times 23 Apr 2021
Poorly lit Universal 16 Apr 2021
Like a badly lit room, say
Hard to make out Wall Street Journal 07 Apr 2021
Murky The Washington Post Sunday 28 Mar 2021
"___ the lights" (soften)
Poorly lit Wall Street Journal 11 Mar 2021
___ Sum (Chinese dish)
Not too bright Newsday 05 Mar 2021
Like a dungeon Wall Street Journal 04 Mar 2021
Not bright, as a light The Washington Post 01 Mar 2021
Not bright, as a light LA Times Daily 01 Mar 2021
Low headlight setting
Slow on the uptake Wall Street Journal 25 Feb 2021
Low-wattage New York Times 21 Feb 2021
End of crossword – I am needing a bit of illumination?
Much less than brilliant Newsday 13 Feb 2021
Hard to see in LA Times Daily 07 Feb 2021
Hard to see in The Washington Post 07 Feb 2021
Skeptical, as a view LA Times Daily 29 Jan 2021
Skeptical, as a view The Washington Post 29 Jan 2021
Not well-lit
Not shining brightly The Washington Post Sunday 10 Jan 2021
Poorly lit Eugene Sheffer 07 Jan 2021
Barely seen Newsday 07 Jan 2021
Poorly lit
Poorly lit USA Today 28 Dec 2020
Barely perceptible, say New York Times 24 Dec 2020
Not too bright
Lacking in light
Faded image partly indistinct
Low headlight setting
Poorly lit
Like low lighting Family Time 18 Oct 2020
Make lights less bright Family Time 12 Oct 2020
___-witted (silly)
Not well-lit USA Today 27 Sep 2020
None too swift Wall Street Journal 17 Sep 2020
Poorly lit Newsday 31 Aug 2020
Not bright Universal 23 Aug 2020
Not bright The Telegraph Quick 18 Aug 2020
Romantic dinner lighting, often
Poorly lit
Badly lit Thomas Joseph 04 Aug 2020
___ sum (Cantonese dish)
Not well lit
Lacking sufficient lighting USA Today 11 Jul 2020
___-witted New York Times 16 Jun 2020
Not very bright Newsday 29 May 2020
Poorly lit
Not brightly lit
Poorly lit Thomas Joseph 12 May 2020
Lower, as lights Wall Street Journal 12 May 2020
Not clear? Write up its position in grid
Hard to make out The Washington Post Sunday 10 May 2020
Low, like lights Universal 08 May 2020
Lightly lit Premier Sunday 26 Apr 2020
Barely providing enough light Family Time 12 Apr 2020
Not bright
Not brightly lit
Faint Canadiana 13 Jan 2020
Bubbleheaded
Lower, as headlights
Faintly lit
Not that bright Family Time 15 Dec 2019
Low-lit Jonesin 19 Nov 2019
Make less bright Universal 10 Nov 2019
Blind and dumb?
Gloomy doctor holds one up
___ sum (Chinese dish)
Make faint, as lighting Family Time 29 Sep 2019
Imprecisely remembered Wall Street Journal 21 Sep 2019
Not too bright
Barely bright
Poorly lit
Barely lit
Not bright LA Times Daily 22 Aug 2019
Not bright The Washington Post 22 Aug 2019
Not brightly lit
Sharp as a marble USA Today 01 Jul 2019
Poorly lit The Sun Two Speed 30 Jun 2019
Ultimately benighted, the writer is stupid The Sun Two Speed 30 Jun 2019
___-witted Universal 19 Jun 2019
___ sum (dish)
Not the sharpest crayon in the box New York Times 25 May 2019
Reduce, as lighting
Like the dawn's early light LA Times Daily 03 May 2019
Like the dawn's early light The Washington Post 03 May 2019
Badly lit The Telegraph Quick 20 Apr 2019
Like the light at twilight
Not very bright, I'm invested in obsolete currency
Gloomy and slow-witted The Sun Two Speed 30 Mar 2019
Obscure The Sun Two Speed 30 Mar 2019
Poorly lit
Not sharp The Washington Post 21 Mar 2019
Not sharp LA Times Daily 21 Mar 2019
Not too bright
Obscure The Telegraph Quick 14 Mar 2019
Faint The Telegraph Quick 12 Mar 2019
Make less bright
Low-I.Q New York Times 08 Jan 2019
Lacking in light
Like the dawn's early light
___-witted
Make less bright
Sharp as a marble
Imprecisely remembered
Not the sharpest crayon in the box
Low-I.Q.
Not bright
Not sharp
A bit thick
Like the light at twilight The Washington Post 19 Dec 2018
Like the light at twilight LA Times Daily 19 Dec 2018
Thickheaded New York Times 16 Dec 2018
Lacking brightness
Not very bright The Times Concise 07 Dec 2018
Like low-watt bulbs Universal 07 Dec 2018
Not brightly lit Family Time 12 Nov 2018
Poorly lit
Indistinct Wall Street Journal 20 Oct 2018
Barely lit Premier Sunday 30 Sep 2018
Barely lit The Washington Post 23 Sep 2018
Barely lit LA Times Daily 23 Sep 2018
Unpromising The Times Concise 23 Sep 2018
Like 10-watt light bulbs New York Times 18 Sep 2018
Reduce in brightness The Washington Post 17 Sep 2018
Reduce in brightness LA Times Daily 17 Sep 2018
Lower, as lights The Washington Post 09 Sep 2018
Lower, as lights LA Times Daily 09 Sep 2018
Like lights at some nightclubs
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer Wall Street Journal 06 Aug 2018
Low-lit The Washington Post 05 Jul 2018
Low-lit LA Times Daily 05 Jul 2018
Lit a bit Newsday 21 Jun 2018
Darken The Telegraph Quick 14 Jun 2018
Given poor mark I'm not very bright The Sun Two Speed 26 May 2018
Not bright, as an old lightbulb
Badly lit The Washington Post 18 May 2018
Badly lit LA Times Daily 18 May 2018
Lose brightness The Telegraph Quick 12 May 2018
Slow on the uptake USA Today 28 Apr 2018
Murky New York Times 16 Mar 2018
Not too bright
Given dunce's cap, Knut's stupid
Slow-witted Thomas Joseph 12 Feb 2018
Not very bright light Family Time 05 Feb 2018
Darken The Washington Post Sunday 04 Feb 2018
Darken New York Times 24 Jan 2018
Poorly lit
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer
Barely lit
Badly lit
Like the light at twilight
Darken
Thickheaded
Murky
Like 10-watt light bulbs
Poorly lit
Slow on the uptake
Low-lit
Lower, as lights
Like low-watt bulbs
Not bright
Reduce in brightness
Skeptical, as a view
Slow on the uptake
Indistinct
Lower
A little thick New York Times 19 Dec 2017
Not too bright Wall Street Journal 11 Dec 2017
Muted, as lights New York Times 06 Dec 2017
Not bright
Poorly lit
Not very bright
Darken LA Times Daily 12 Nov 2017
Darken The Washington Post 12 Nov 2017
Like a low-wattage bulb USA Today 09 Nov 2017
None too smart Wall Street Journal 09 Nov 2017
Not well-lit Newsday 22 Oct 2017
Dusky Wall Street Journal 18 Oct 2017
Barely lit Family Time 16 Oct 2017
Dampen, as a headlight Canadiana 04 Sep 2017
Lose luster Premier Sunday 20 Aug 2017
Not bright, as a light Universal 03 Aug 2017
Lacking brightness, as old bulbs
Throw some shade? The Chronicle of Higher Education 07 Jul 2017
With poor visibility, just over half a kilometre?
With poor visibility, just over half a kilometre? The Times Cryptic 30 Jun 2017
Barely lit New York Times 20 Jun 2017
Poorly lit New York Times 13 Jun 2017
Not very bright, like an old light bulb
The opposite of bright
Turn down the lights
Poorly lit LA Times Daily 16 May 2017
Poorly lit The Washington Post 16 May 2017
Slow to learn The Telegraph Quick 06 May 2017
Not bright Newsday 04 May 2017
A few bricks shy of a load Wall Street Journal 29 Apr 2017
Barely bright, as a night lamp
Not very bright LA Times Daily 16 Mar 2017
Not very bright The Washington Post 16 Mar 2017
Opposite of bright New York Times 13 Mar 2017
Poorly lit
Lower, as lights Universal 05 Mar 2017
Not even close to bright Universal 13 Feb 2017
Stupid The Telegraph Quick 30 Jan 2017
Turn down a little, as lights Universal 13 Jan 2017
Like a low-wattage bulb
Darken
Not very bright
Throw some shade?
Poorly lit
Poorly lit
Opposite of bright
A little thick
Muted, as lights
Not bright, as a light
Turn down a little, as lights
Barely lit
Not at all sharp New York Times 26 Nov 2016
What's discovered in ultrasound imaging is badly lit Irish Times Crosaire 12 Nov 2016
Barely lit Universal 13 Oct 2016
Not too brainy USA Today 19 Sep 2016
Not very bright Irish Times Simplex 17 Sep 2016
Like distant stars New York Times 10 Sep 2016
Like a low-watt bulb USA Today 06 Aug 2016
Stupid, miles behind inspector
Slow-witted The Telegraph Quick 16 Jul 2016
Like a faint light Universal 18 Jun 2016
Stupid, miles behind inspector
Indistinct The Telegraph Quick 09 Jun 2016
Not so bright Premier Sunday 22 May 2016
Unpromising Wall Street Journal 20 May 2016
None too brainy Wall Street Journal 10 May 2016
Subdued, as shades Newsday 22 Apr 2016
Rather unlikely Newsday 13 Mar 2016
Lacking light LA Times Daily 08 Mar 2016
Kind of wit or view Universal 23 Feb 2016
Headlight setting USA Today 21 Jan 2016
Lacking luster LA Times Daily 14 Jan 2016
Headlight setting
Like distant stars
Not at all sharp
Lacking luster
Like a faint light
Barely lit
Not well-lit
Not too brainy
Like a low-watt bulb
Lusterless Premier Sunday 27 Dec 2015
Sharp as a bowling ball New York Times 04 Dec 2015
Barely lit Eugene Sheffer 02 Dec 2015
Hardly lit Universal 12 Sep 2015
Not well lit Universal 11 Sep 2015
Not very bright The Telegraph Quick 11 Jul 2015
Clipping small coin is stupid The Times Cryptic 02 Jul 2015
Not brilliant USA Today 19 Jun 2015
Reduce in intensity LA Times Daily 10 May 2015
Dull, as a light Family Time 02 Mar 2015
Hardly bright LA Times Daily 27 Feb 2015
Headlight setting Newsday 15 Feb 2015
Headlight setting
Reduce in intensity
Not well lit
Lower, as lights
Hardly lit
Not brilliant
Not too bright
Sharp as a bowling ball
Lusterless
Hardly bright
What the lights do before the band comes out
Not so sharp (and the start of a split order of finger food)
Turn down, as lights
Lower, as lights
Faint
Badly lit
Faint
Somewhat dark
Barely lit
Lacking in brightness
Not brilliant
lll-lighted
Not bright
Slow-witted
Not bright
10-watt, say
Turn down
Indistinct
Not well-lit
Not real smart
Not too bright
Slow-witted
Turn down
Shadowy
Slow on the uptake
Not so bright
Hazy
Faint
Lacking brightness
Donna Summer "___ All the Lights"
A few clowns short of a circus
Not very bright, really
Reduce in intensity
Not too bright
Not too smart
Not too bright
Like a very low-watt bulb
Not well-lit
Poorly lit
Barely shining
Lower, as the lights
Soul Asylum "Let Your ___ Light Shine"
Vaguely viewed
Hardly promising
Slow on the uptake
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer
Slow-witted Dada song?
Not very bright
Lower, as headlights
Hard to read by, as light
Not too sharp
Dark
A bit slow
Not very bright
Switch to low beams
Like a rocker on tour too long, perhaps
Lower, as headlights
Hard to read by, as light
Lower, as lights
Barely lit
Bubbleheaded
Turn down, in a way
Lit just a bit
Not very bright
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Lights during Barry White listening session
Not real smart
Empty-headed
None too smart
Half-witted
Faint
Lacking light
Not too bright
Not too smart
Not too smart
Half-witted
Faint
On the dark side
Unfavorable
Not well-lit
Unfavorable
Hard to make out
Turn down, in a way
Like night-lights
Headlight setting
Not well lit
__ sum: Chinese food tidbits
Turn down
Not very bright
Not too intelligent
Like 10-watt bulbs
Like romantic lighting
Obscure
Barely shining
Rather stupid
Make less bright
Crepuscular
Not very likely
Indistinct
Turn down, as lights
Slow-witted
Not too smart
Lightly lighted
__ sum: Chinese food tidbits
Indistinct
Vague
Turn down
Unpromising, as a chance
Lacking brightness
Poorly lit
Not too bright
Not bright
Barely lit
Unlikely to happen
Indistinct
Obscure
Lower, in a way
Bleary
Switch to low beams
Soften, as lighting
Not too bright
Shadowy
Vague
Poorly lit
Faint
Make darker
Darken
Vague
Slow on the uptake
Switch to low beam
Indistinct
Faint
Lower the lights
No rocket scientist
Not quite Mensa material
Vague
__ bulb (dope)
Indistinct
Lower, as headlights
Like some nightclubs
Slow-witted
Indefinite
Lower, as headlights
Lower, as lights
Turn the lights down
__ bulb (stupid person)
Poorly lit
Headlight setting
Lightly lighted
Poorly lit
Faint
Poorly viewed
Not very bright, really
Somewhat dark
Lightly lighted
Lacking luster
Kind of wit or view
Turn down, as lights
Lower, as the lights
Turn down the lights
Poorly lit
Not bright
A bit thick
Just a bit lit
Hard to make out
Moronic
Turn down, as lights
Not well lit
Not too brainy
Barely remembered
Not well-defined
Obscure
Just a bit lit
Dumb as a post
Kind of wit or view
__ bulb (not too bright)
Obscure
Kind of view
Make less bright
Not brilliant
None too smart
Low-beam
Indistinct
Hard to make out
At wit s beginning
Lacking light
Rather lackluster
One investing in Deutschmark? Not bright
Poorly lit
Not too brainy
Turn down, as lights
Not smart
Make darker
None too smart
Not too brainy
Lower the lights
Switch to low beam
Lusterless
Obtuse
Switch to low beam
Lower (the lights)
Lower
Hard to discern
Lower the lights
Use a rheostat
Indistinct
Like 10-watt bulbs
Obscure
___ sum (goodies in a Chinese restaurant)
Stupid
Not too intelligent
Like romantic lights
Lower the lights
With 38-Down, a Chinese dish
Like a low-watt bulb
Hazy
Uncertain
Bleary
Misty
Ill-lit
Kind of view taken, at times
Barely visible
Feebleminded
Opacate
Dull, as a light
Indistinct
Vague
Kind of view
Becloud
Poorly lighted
Faint
Lower the beam
Switch to low beam
Ill-lit
Not very bright
Like lovers' lights
Obscure
Cloudy
Unclear
Darkish
Turn down the lights
Headlights setting
Obfuscated
Kind of wit
Auto-light setting
Headlight switch
Wane
Headlight word.
Kind of view.
Indistinct.
Unclear.
Weak.
Vague.
Lusterless.
Obscure.
Not clear.
Dull.
Not brilliant.
Somewhat dark.
In shadow.
Tarnished.
Not clearly seen.
Crepuscular.
Semidark.
Lower the lights.
Not bright
Kinda stupid
Barely turned on
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