Synonyms for black
38 synonyms found - words and phrases with similiar meaning. Definitionverb
- make or become black
noun
- popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
- 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)
- total absence of light
- a person with African ancestry,
- black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
- (board games) the darker pieces
adjective
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- extremely dark
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
- soiled with dirt or soot
- distributed or sold illicitly
- offering little or no hope
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
- harshly ironic or sinister
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- marked by anger or resentment or hostility
- (of coffee) without cream or sugar
- (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
- of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin