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black

[blak] / blæk /
ADJECTIVE
lacking hue and brightness; light-absorbing.
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ebony jet obsidian onyx pitch-black raven
STRONG
charcoal coal-black inklike inky sable
ADJECTIVE
enveloped in darkness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sunless unlighted unlit
STRONG
pitch-dark starless stygian
WEAK
clouded murky shadowy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright sunny
ADJECTIVE
gloomy; dismal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dismal gloomy
STRONG
depressing depressive dispiriting distressing
WEAK
bleak doleful dreary funereal grim hopeless horrible lugubrious morose mournful ominous oppressive sad somber
Antonyms
WEAK
happy hopeful optimistic

Example Sentences

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The venue is ready, the guards are in place and the curb along the approach road has received a fresh coat of yellow and black paint.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But it’s not always so black and white, said automotive-finance expert Joel Kansanback.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The Secret Service entertained a proposal to paint the White House black.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Gravitational waves are tiny ripples in spacetime created by powerful cosmic events such as colliding black holes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

I hurried to the shiny black automobile beside which she was standing.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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