fuliginous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore F words

sooty, murky, or obscure as if darkened by smoke

In a sentence

Fuliginous in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing fuliginous in a sentence.

A fuliginous haze hung over the factory district at dusk.

Synonyms

sootymurkysmokydusky

Antonyms

clearbrightclean

Keep going

to make up something false in order to deceive

a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead

a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories

treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor

achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow

to make an action or process easier or more achievable

a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition

inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent

Common questions

Fuliginous (adjective) means sooty, murky, or obscure as if darkened by smoke

Here is fuliginous used in an example sentence: "A fuliginous haze hung over the factory district at dusk."

Common synonyms for fuliginous include sooty, murky, smoky, dusky.

Antonyms of fuliginous include clear, bright, clean.

Fuliginous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.