Synonyms for black
Another word for black is dark, colored or coloured. Below are 36 synonyms across 12 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: blacked, blacker, blackest, blacking, blacks.
1. adjective: being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- dark synonyms
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2. adjective: of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
- colored synonyms
- coloured synonyms
- negro
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3. adjective: marked by anger or resentment or hostility
- angry synonyms
4. adjective: offering little or no hope
- dim synonyms
- bleak synonyms
- hopeless synonyms
5. adjective: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- dark synonyms
- sinister synonyms
- evil synonyms
6. adjective: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
- fatal synonyms
- disastrous synonyms
- fateful synonyms
- calamitous
- unfortunate synonyms
7. adjective: (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
- blackened
- colored synonyms
- coloured synonyms
- colorful synonyms
- colourful
8. adjective: extremely dark
- pitch-black synonyms
- pitch-dark
- dark synonyms
9. adjective: harshly ironic or sinister
- grim synonyms
- mordant
- sarcastic synonyms
10. adjective: (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
- covert synonyms
11. adjective: distributed or sold illicitly
- black-market synonyms
- smuggled synonyms
- contraband synonyms
- bootleg synonyms
- illegal synonyms
12. adjective: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- shameful synonyms
- disgraceful synonyms
- inglorious
- ignominious
- opprobrious
- dishonorable
- dishonourable
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Questions people ask
What is another word for black?
You can say dark, colored, coloured, negro or angry instead of black. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light".
What is the opposite of black?
The opposite of black is white.
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