Blacken synonyms
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(Rare) To make black
slander (related)
To utter a slander about.
To harm or diminish the reputation of.
To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).
To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame:
To become altered or spoiled in color.
To spread or daub (a surface, for example) with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.
To fill (an orchard or an inhabited area) with dense smoke from a smudge pot in order to prevent damage from frost or to repel insects.
To dirty with excrement.
make black
To make black
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To start work on with purpose and vigor:
grow black
To become black
grow dark
To become black
Dim means to make or become darker.
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(Intransitive) To become deeper
dirty (related)
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
shade (related)
To obscure or darken:
A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level. Clouds are formed when air that contains water vapor cools below the dew point.
To deprive of favor or good repute; treat with disfavor:
To cover, soil, or treat with soot
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To cause stigmata to appear on.
(Computing) To create a tar archive.
lighten (antonym)
To shine brightly; flash
bleach (antonym)
To become white as a result of the loss of algal symbionts, usually following an environmental stress such as increased water temperature. Used of coral.
compliment (antonym)
Common misspelling of complement.
praise (antonym)
To express a feeling of veneration or gratitude to (a deity); worship or glorify.
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enhance (antonym)
To improve the quality or condition of
To cast aspersions upon; speak badly of.
To polish with blacking
To make dirty; smudge
To affect (a plant) with smut fungus.
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To strike or land on in a dispersed way:
Taint is defined as to make something decay or cause it to be impure.
give a black eye to
sling (or throw) mud on
clean (related)
In a clean or nonpolluting manner:
make or become black
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To burn slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.
To brand or cauterize with a hot iron
To dry out or wither with intense heat:
shrivel (related)
pock-marked (related)
split open (related)
burnt (related)
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smother (related)
flatten (related)
smolder (related)
smoulder (related)
Find another word for blacken. In this page you can discover 60 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for blacken, like: nigrify, slander, defame, defile, denigrate, discolor, malign, smear, stain, besoil and smudge.