Synonym Wars

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A chatter suggested there would be fun to be had in having a Synonym War thread. So here it is, first iteration of rules, we can refine them once we've seen how it works.

I will start by posting a word.

People post as many synonyms of that word as they can think of. Do it from memory, not a thesaurus -- we probably won't be able to tell, but that'd be pretty cheaty. After 24 hours has passed w/o any more responses, last person to post an original synonym is declared winner, and someone can start with a new word. People who post the word should probably not participate in the synonyminating.

Ok? Ok. I asked the originator of the idea, leslie williams, to pick the first word, and she gives us:

dark

Go!
 

Leslie Williams

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i stop while writing to think of a word and spend 15 minutes scratching my head. Mebbe practice will help :}

murky, obscure, occult...
 

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Nice to meet you everyone. I am looking forward to talking with you.
Just from memory:
Crepuscular.
 

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Nice one, Errant Lobe!

My much more basic offering: Gloomy.
 

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Umbriferous.

Does it still count if I thought of it but then had to double-check it in the dictionary to make sure I hadn't made it up? (Self-doubt can be a terrible thing...) :)