NONBLACK Antonyms
nonblacks
Best Opposite Words For NONBLACK
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| 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 | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) • popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) • total absence of light • (board games) the darker pieces • a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today • black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) adjective satellite • marked by anger or resentment or hostility • offering little or no hope • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood • extremely dark • harshly ironic or sinister • (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading • distributed or sold illicitly • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame • (of coffee) without cream or sugar • soiled with dirt or soot verb • make or become black | ||||||
| colored | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination noun • a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive adjective satellite • having skin rich in melanin pigments; • favoring one person or side over another • (used of color) artificially produced; not natural | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| dusky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lighted by or as if by twilight • naturally having skin of a dark color | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| shaded | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • protected from heat and light with shade or shadow • (of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow | ||||||
| tanned | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective • converted to leather by a tanning agent adjective satellite • (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun | ||||||
| white | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) • a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion • the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water • United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921) • (board games) the lighter pieces • Australian writer (1912-1990) • (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth • United States political journalist (1915-1986) • United States architect (1853-1906) • United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985) • United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918) • a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri adjective satellite • free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied • marked by the presence of snow • restricted to whites only • glowing white with heat • benevolent; without malicious intent • (of a surface) not written or printed on • (of coffee) having cream or milk added • (of hair) having lost its color • anemic looking from illness or emotion • of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets verb • turn white | ||||||
| melanistic | adjectiveadj | |||||
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Alternatives for AFRICAN-AMERICAN
Alternatives for BLACK
- dark
- pitch-black
- coal-black
- ebony
- inky
- jet-black
- obsidian
- sable
- blacken
- blackness
- african-american
- black-market
- blackball
- blackened
- blacklist
- bleak
- bootleg
- calamitous
- contraband
- darken
- dim
- disastrous
- disgraceful
- fatal
- fateful
- gloomy
- grim
- ignominious
- inglorious
- inkiness
- lightlessness
- melanise
- melanize
- mordant
- negroid
- opprobrious
- pitch-dark
- shameful
- sinister
- smuggled
- swart
Alternatives for COLORED
- dyed
- blotchy
- brilliant
- chromatic
- dappled
- decorated
- dipped
- flamboyant
- flashy
- glossy
- iridescent
- kaleidoscopic
- marbled
- motley
- mottled
- multicolored
- patterned
- polychromatic
- polychrome
- radiant
- shaded
- showy
- speckled
- spotted
- streaked
- striking
- technicolor
- varicolored
- vibrant
- vivid
- washed
- hued
- ornamented
- pigmented
- splotchy
- tinged
- tinted
- coloured
- affect
- blush
- call
- dye
- influence
- paint
- shade
- stain
- tinge
- tint
- biased
- bleached
- colorful
- one-sided
- slanted
Alternatives for DARK
- gloomy
- black
- 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