Antonyms of adj mirky

2 senses of mirky

Sense 1
cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid -- ((of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters")

INDIRECT (VIA opaque) -> clear -- (allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean")

Sense 2
murky, mirky -- (dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps")

INDIRECT (VIA shaded) -> unshaded -- (not darkened or dimmed by shade; "an unshaded meadow"; "a bright and unshaded lane")

Similarity of adj mirky

2 senses of mirky

Sense 1
cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid -- ((of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters")
       => opaque (vs. clear) -- (not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays")

Sense 2
murky, mirky -- (dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps")
       => shaded (vs. unshaded) -- (protected from heat and light with shade or shadow; "shaded avenues"; "o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope)

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