Antonyms for illuminate
ɪˈlu məˌneɪtil·lu·mi·nate

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1. illuminateverb

   Synonyms:
   illumine

2. illuminateverb

   to shine light on something

   Synonyms:
   illumine

3. illuminateverb

   to decorate something with lights

   Synonyms:
   illumine

4. illuminateverb

   to clarify or make something understandable

   Synonyms:
   illumine

5. illuminateverb

   to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs

   Synonyms:
   illumine

6. illuminateverb

   To make spectacular

   Synonyms:
   illumine

7. illuminateverb

   to glow

   Synonyms:
   illumine

8. illuminateverb

   to be exposed to light

   Synonyms:
   illumine

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. illuminate

   Antonyms:
   darken, obscure, bedim

   Synonyms:
   lighten, enlighten, emblazon, irradiate

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Decorate

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminateverb

   make lighter or brighter

   "This lamp lightens the room a bit"

   Synonyms:
   brighten, fire up, enlighten, get down, crystalize, clear up, ignite, shed light on, illumine, dismount, perch, sort out, clear, get off, elucidate, alight, crystallise, light up, straighten out, fall, light, crystallize, unhorse, crystalise, illume

2. clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidateverb

   make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

   "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

   Synonyms:
   discharge, earn, take in, classify, elucidate, illumine, unsnarl, pull in, wrap up, enlighten, sack, authorize, assoil, irradiate, shed light on, finish up, crystalise, see the light, light up, light, crystalize, make, polish off, crystallise, sort, tidy, gain, illume, mop up, clarify, correct, realise, finish off, edify, solve, exculpate, assort, unclutter, class, put right, pass, neaten, square away, effloresce, clean up, discipline, acquit, brighten, reform, authorise, separate, crystallize, clear up, bring in, exonerate, straighten out, sack up, top, clear, sort out, tidy up, realize, iron out, disentangle, get through, straighten, net

3. illuminateverb

   add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

   Synonyms:
   crystallise, clear up, shed light on, sort out, crystalise, light up, crystalize, enlighten, illumine, light, straighten out, elucidate, crystallize, illume, clear

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:3.0 / 7 votes

1. adumbrate

   Submitted by acronimous on November 20, 2019  

How to use illuminate in a sentence?

1. Fred Devos:

   The landscape in this cave is notably altered, which leads us to think that prehistoric human beings extracted tons of ocher from it, perhaps, seeing the need to light bonfires to illuminate their space.

2. Renae A. Sauter:

   No one knows while experiencing their darkest hour that some day they may use that very experience to illuminate the ways for others. Nothing is ever wasted

3. Scott Berman:

   If somebody’s coming here because they want to have a so-called DMT experience, you’ve come into the wrong place, but there is a lot of benefit in not looking outside of ourselves for confirmation of our worth and using the darkness to illuminate our true nature.

4. Unknown:

   The difficulties we experience Always illuminate the lessons we need most.

5. Tetiana Scherbak:

   Unfortunately, I am not the sun and I can’t illuminate and warm everyone. I try to listen to them. I know many of their stories. I try my best.

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