Synonyms for black

noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

noun total absence of light

noun British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)

noun popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)

noun a person with African ancestry, and are archaic and pejorative today

noun (board games) the darker pieces

verb make or become black

adjective being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

adjective of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin

adjective marked by anger or resentment or hostility

adjective offering little or no hope

adjective stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

adjective (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

adjective (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood

adjective extremely dark

adjective harshly ironic or sinister

adjective (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading

adjective distributed or sold illicitly

adjective (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

adjective (of coffee) without cream or sugar

adjective soiled with dirt or soot