Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dim

5 senses of dim

Sense 1
dim, dip -- (switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam)
       => change intensity -- (increase or decrease in intensity)

Sense 2
dim -- (become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 3
dim -- (make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver")
       => darken -- (make dark or darker; "darken a room")

Sense 4
blind, dim -- (make dim by comparison or conceal)
       => darken -- (make dark or darker; "darken a room")

Sense 5
blur, dim, slur -- (become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred")
       => weaken -- (become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days")

Antonyms of adj dimmed

1 sense of dimmed

Sense 1
dimmed (vs. undimmed), dim -- (made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner")

undimmed (vs. dimmed), bright -- (not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed")

Similarity of adj dimmed

1 sense of dimmed

Sense 1
dimmed (vs. undimmed), dim -- (made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner")
       => low-beam (prenominal) -- (used of headlights; "following with low-beam headlights")