blackened

[blak-uhnd] / ˈblæk ənd /

ADJECTIVE

filthy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disheveled grimy grubby grungy muddy nasty soiled squalid

WEAK

begrimed cruddy fecal feculent foul gross impure loathsome miry mucky putrid repulsive revolting scummy slimy slipshod sloppy slovenly smoky soily sooty unclean uncleanly unkempt unwashed verminous vile yecchy yucky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean pure

WEAK

sterile unpolluted

ADJECTIVE

sooty

Synonyms

WEAK

black dark dingy fuliginous grimy murky smutty soot-covered

Example Sentences

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He’d somehow scratched “SOS” into the blackened earth, a photo released by the Coast Guard shows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Their best-selling offering is an extra dark pretzel that’s slow-baked for a blackened finish.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Accompanying footage showed an aerial view of blackened earth dotted with trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

AFP correspondents at the site saw a blackened, debris-strewn street.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

But their well-tended vegetable gardens, small frame houses, and privies were blackened with soot from coal-burning steel plants nearby.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

blackened

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