murky
Dark, dirty and hard to see through.
murky in a sentence
- They could not see the bottom of the murky pond, only swirling brown water.
- The torch beam barely cut through the murky cellar, where dust hung thick in the air.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to murky?
- Aclean
- Bcloudy
- Cclear
- Dbright
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B: cloudy. The other three mean the opposite of murky.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to murky?
- Aclear
- Bcloudy
- Cdark
- Ddim
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A: clear. The other three mean nearly the same as murky.
Words that mean something similar
cloudy, dark, dim
Words that mean the opposite
clear, bright, clean
More words about light & dark
- ominous: Giving you a worrying feeling that something bad is about to happen.
- opaque: Impossible to see through.
- phantom: A ghost, or something that seems real but is not.
- radiant: Shining brightly, or glowing with happiness.
- shimmer: To shine with a soft light that seems to tremble.
- sombre: Dark, dull and serious in mood or colour.
- twilight: The soft, dim light just after the sun goes down.
- beacon: A light or fire used as a signal that can be seen from far away.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test