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Another word for black

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Adjective

  1. Of the darkest achromatic visual value

    See also:

    colors

  2. Having little or no light

    See also:

    light

  3. Covered or stained with or as if with dirt or other impurities

    See also:

    clean

  4. Morally objectionable

    See also:

    right

  5. Dark and depressing

    See also:

    light

    happy

  6. Characterized by intense ill will or spite

    See also:

    attitude

Verb

  1. To make dirty

    See also:

    clean

Idioms:

    black out

  1. To suffer temporary lack of consciousness

    2. black out

  2. To keep from being published or transmitted

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for black

Verb
  1. See also:

    shade

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Sentence Examples

  • It's just a black snake.

  • A black cloud seemed to cover the earth.

  • Matthew had thick black hair, but Natalie's was blonde.

  • Another rider appeared on a black horse.

  • A quick glance through the window revealed the black car stopping beside the building.

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