BLACK Synonyms
There are 29 hypernyms of the word black. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| dark | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||
| pitch-black | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely dark | ||||||
| coal-black | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal | ||||||
| ebony | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a very dark black • hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys • tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork adjective satellite • of a very dark black | ||||||
| inky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of the color of black ink | ||||||
| jet-black | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal | ||||||
| obsidian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces | ||||||
| sable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an artist's brush made of sable hairs • the expensive dark brown fur of the marten • a very dark black • a scarf (or trimming) made of sable • marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur adjective satellite • of a dark somewhat brownish black | ||||||
| blacken | verbv | |||||
verb • make or become black • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | ||||||
| blackness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • total absence of light | ||||||
| african-american | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today adjective satellite • pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry | ||||||
| black-market | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • distributed or sold illicitly | ||||||
| blackball | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto verb • expel from a community or group • vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent | ||||||
| blackened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • darkened by smoke • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood | ||||||
| blacklist | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a list of people who are out of favor verb • put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted | ||||||
| bleak | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • offering little or no hope • providing no shelter or sustenance • unpleasantly cold and damp | ||||||
| bootleg | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash • the part of a boot above the instep adjective satellite • distributed or sold illicitly verb • sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol • produce or distribute illegally | ||||||
| calamitous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin | ||||||
| contraband | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law adjective satellite • distributed or sold illicitly | ||||||
| darken | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • become dark or darker • tarnish or stain • make dark or darker | ||||||
Best Hypernyms For BLACK
Alternatives for DARK
- gloomy
- dim
- obscure
- blackened
- clouded
- dimmed
- dusky
- ebony
- heavy
- inky
- moonless
- murky
- opaque
- overcast
- pitch-black
- sable
- shadowy
- somber
- starless
- sunless
- swarthy
- tenebrous
- unilluminated
- unlit
- darkness
- sinister
- benighted
- blue
- deep
- dingy
- disconsolate
- dismal
- dour
- drab
- drear
- dreary
- glowering
- glum
- grim
- hidden
- hopeless
- malign
- moody
- morose
- negative
- night
- nighttime
- pessimistic
- saturnine
- secret
- shadow
- sorry
- sour
- sullen
- unenlightened
- wickedness