in the dark

(informal)

UNAWARE, ignorant, oblivious, uninformed, unenlightened, unacquainted, unconversant.

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phrasal

1. : in secrecy

mostly such transactions were made in the dark

2. : in ignorance

in the dark about a person's intentions

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in the dark

Ignorant, unaware

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in a state of ignorance about something

we're clearly being kept in the dark about what's happening

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in the dark

1 : in a state in which something is hidden or kept secret

Most of their deals were made in the dark.

2 : in a state of not knowing about something

The public was kept in the dark about the agreement.

They kept us all in the dark.

— see also leap in the dark at ↑leap, 2, shot in the dark at ↑shot, 1, whistle in the dark at ↑whistle, 2

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Main Entry: ↑dark