Definitions

ebon

[eb-uhn] / ˈɛb ən /

ADJECTIVE

black

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ebony jet obsidian onyx pitch-black raven

STRONG

charcoal coal-black inklike inky sable

ADJECTIVE

jet

Synonyms

STRONG

dark ebony midnight obsidian raven sable

WEAK

atramentous bituminous coal-black inky pitch-black pitch-dark

Antonyms

WEAK

white

ADJECTIVE

onyx

Synonyms

STRONG

brunet charcoal coal ebony jet jetty obsidian pitch raven sable slate sloe

WEAK

atramentous clouded dingy dusky inklike inky livid melanoid murky piceous pitch-black pitch-dark pitchy shadowy somber sombre sooty starless stygian swart swarthy

Antonyms

STRONG

white

ADJECTIVE

pitch-black

Synonyms

WEAK

atramentous charcoal clouded coal ebony inklike inky jet jetty livid murky obsidian onyx piceous pitch pitch-dark raven sable shadowy slate somber sombre sooty starless stygian

ADJECTIVE

pitchy

Synonyms

WEAK

atramentous brunet charcoal clouded coal dingy dusky ebony inklike inky jet jetty livid melanoid murky obsidian onyx piceous pitch pitch-black pitch-dark raven sable shadowy slate sloe somber sombre sooty starless stygian swart swarthy

ADJECTIVE

sable

Synonyms

STRONG

black dark ebony jet jetty raven

WEAK

dusky dusty gloomy inky murky pitch-black pitch-dark somber

Antonyms

STRONG

good happy hopeful white

Example Sentences

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Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis adapts the classic Sidney Lumet film about a Brooklyn bank heist in a production starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Lots of strong picks, but it would be the opposite of a surprise if Ebon Moss-Bachrach makes it a three-peat as ‘The Bear’s’ volcanic Richie.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Its stars Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach repeated their strolls to the awards podium in January, joined this time by Liza Colón-Zayas.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2024

“The Bear” won 10 Emmys for its first season, including comedy series, writing and directing along with honors for actors Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

But, changing his mood again, he confided to me that he wished he was young again, and concluded by expressing a decided opinion as to the beauty of Kitty of Ebon, Mrs. Morland's housekeeper.

From A Modern Buccaneer by Boldrewood, Rolf

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