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charcoal

[chahr-kohl] / ˈtʃɑrˌkoʊl /
ADJECTIVE
black
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sunless unlighted unlit
STRONG
pitch-dark starless stygian
WEAK
clouded murky shadowy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright sunny
ADJECTIVE
onyx
Synonyms
STRONG
brunet coal ebony jet jetty obsidian pitch raven sable slate sloe
WEAK
atramentous clouded dingy dusky ebon 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 clouded coal ebon 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 clouded coal dingy dusky ebon 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
NOUN
ash(es)
Synonyms
WEAK
cinders dust embers powder relics remains ruins slag soot
NOUN
ashes
Synonyms
STRONG
cinders dust embers powder slag soot
WEAK
volcanic ash
NOUN
carbon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
graphite soot
STRONG
coal coke copy lead replica
Antonyms
STRONG
original
NOUN
coal
Synonyms
STRONG
anthracite ash carbon char cinder culm ember fuel scoria slack smut spark stoke
VERB
barbecue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broil grill sear
STRONG
fry rotisserie
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freeze

Example Sentences

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Sculpture, installation art, photography, and drawing with ink and charcoal all appealed to him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

To better understand past fire activity, researchers examined charcoal preserved in peat deposits from Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australasia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Would it be bamboo charcoal memory foam, a C-shaped full body or a honeycomb hole?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

There were crude charcoal sketches on pieces of whitewashed plaster, carefully transplanted into a frame.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda