Synonyms for

Blacked

Verb / blækt / Another word for blacked — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To make something black; to cover or smear with black color.

Synonyms & similar words

blacken nigrify melanise whiten black melanize darkened sooted charred smutted besmirched dirty stained tarnished colored painted dyed ebonized jettied inked blotched spotted smirched defiled marred blemished

Synonyms by register

Formal

obscured darkened eclipsed

Informal

canceled called off scrapped

Literary

shrouded veiled dimmed

Antonyms

whitened brightened illuminated lightened gleaming radiant

Common collocations

  • blacked out
  • blacked the windows
  • blacked out the lights
  • blacked out the screen
  • blacked out the city
  • blacked out the sun

Word family

verb black
adjective black

Usage note

The past tense and past participle of 'black', often used to mean 'made black' or 'canceled/suspended'. Can also refer to a loss of consciousness or memory.

Example sentences

  1. He blacked out the room by covering the windows.
  2. She blacked her eye with a punch.
  3. The pan was blacked with burnt food.
  4. She blacked her hair with dye.
  5. The artist blacked the canvas with paint.

Quotes

  • I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. - Martin Luther King Jr.
  • “Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.” - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
  • Black is modest and arrogant at the same time. Black is lazy and easy - but mysterious. But above all, black says this: 'I don't bother you - don't bother me.' - Yohji Yamamoto

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