She was wearing a black hat.
Source: tatoeba (2111)
Black
/blæk/
Synonyms for "black" (488 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (98)
abominableabsoluteamerican indianamerindangryaniline blackapocalypticarrantasperseatramentousatrociousaustralian aborigineawfulbadbad-temperedbalefulbanbanefulbasebeamless
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becloudbedaubbeetle browedbeetle-browedbesmearbesmirchblack as coalblack as ebonyblack as inkblack as midnightblack as nightblack manblack outblack raceblack-browedblack-skinnedblackenblackfellowblackguardlyblackishblacklistblacknessblamableblameworthyblankbleakblotblot outblotchblueblue blackbodefulbodingbone blackboyboycottbrownbrown manbruisebrunetbrunswick blackburrheadbushmancalamitouscaliginouscalumniatecarbon blackcataclysmalcataclysmiccatastrophiccaucasiancharcoalchrome blackcloudclouded
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(8 words)
atramentalatramentousblack as a dog's gutsblack as coalblack as newgate's knockerblack as nightblack as the ace of spadesblack as thunder
Adjective(6 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (146)
coalcoal-blackcoalycoldcoloredcolored personcompletecontusecooncorbeaucorkcrapecriminalcrowcypresscypress lawndamnabledarkdark as nightdark as pitch
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dark-complexioneddark-skinneddarkendarklingdarknessdarksomedarkydastardlydaubdeadlydeathlydeep blackdeep mourningdefamedejecteddenigratedepressantdepressingdepressivedesolatedestructivediabolicaldiredirtydisastrousdisconsolatediscouragingdisgracefuldishearteningdismaldispiritingdoomfuldourdownrightdreardrearisomedrearydrop blackdumpishduskyebonebonyeclipseeclipsedembargoevilevil-starredexecrablefatalfatefulfeloniousfilthyflagitiousflagrantforebodingfoulfrowningfunebrialfunerealfuriousgloomgloomygloweringglumgookgravegraygreygrievousgrimgrubbygrumhatehatefulheinoushellishhonkyhyacinthineillill-bodingill-fatedill-omenedill-starredimproperimpureinaccurateinauspiciousindianinexpedientinfamousinferiorinfernaliniquitousinkink-blackinkinessinkyinsidiousinterdictinvalid
Adjective(10 words)
Related words (244)
ivory blackjapanjetjettyjigaboojoylessjungle bunnyknavishlampblacklibellowloweringlugubriousmalayanmalevolentmaliciousmalignantmanmelancholymelanian
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melanicmelanismmelanisticmelanomelanoticmelanousmenacingmidnightmister charleymongolianmonstrousmoodishmoodymopeymopingmopishmorosemourningmourning bandmuckymuddymumpishmurkmurkynastynaughtynefariousnegrillonegritonegroniggerniggranightnight-blacknight-cladnight-cloakednight-darknight-enshroudednight-fillednight-mantlednight-veilednigrescencenigritudenigrousobfuscateobfuscatedobscureobscuredoccultoccultedof evil portentofayominousonyxoppressiveorientalout-and-outoutrageousoutrightovercastovershadowpalefacepeccantperfectperfidiouspitchpitch blackpitch-blackpitch-darkpitchyportendingportentouspositivepygmyrankravenraven-blackraylessred indianred manredskinregularreprehensiblereprobateresentfulruinoussablesackclothsackcloth and ashessatanicsaturninescandalousscowlingscurvyshadeshadowshamefulsinfulsinisterslanderslant-eyeslatesloesloe-blacksloe-coloredslursmearsmirchsmokesmudgesmutsoilsoilysolemnsombersombresombroussootsootysordidspadespotsqualidstainstarlessstygiansulkysullensullysunlesssurlyswartswarthytartar-blacktarrytenebrioustenebrosetenebrousthe manthoroughgoingthreateningthrow mud attraducetragictreacheroustristeuncleanuncleanlyunconscionableunfavorableunforgivableunfortunateunhappyunhealthyunilluminatedunkindunlightedunlitunluckyunpardonableunpleasantunprincipledunpromisingunpropitiousunscrupulousunskillfulunspeakableuntowardunworthyviciousvilevilifyvillainouswaspwearifulwearisomewearyweedswhitewhite manwhiteywickedwoebegonewrathfulwreckfulwrongyellow manyew
Adjective(10 words)
Noun(14 words)
lightlessnessliquoricemelancholicnegronegroidnegrosneronigeronyxopaquepitch blacknesssablestotal darknessuninterpretable
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
More specific
13 entriesBlack communityBlack diasporaBlack professionalsblack hatblack marketblack-box modelblack-box testingcoal blackgrim dramajet blackmelancholic prosepitch blacksomber tone
Collocations
7 entriesblack boxblack coffeeblack colorblack holeblack inkblack marketblack pepper
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
11 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Translations
20 translations across 18 languages.
Danish
1 entries- sort adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Dutch
1 entries- zwart adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Finnish
2 entries- musta adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
- mustaherukka noun (blackcurrant syrup in mixed drinks)
French
1 entries- noir adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Galician
1 entries- só adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
German
1 entries- schwarz adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Greek
1 entries- σκέτος adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Hungarian
1 entries- fekete adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Macedonian
1 entries- црн adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Mizo
1 entries- sen adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- svart adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Portuguese
1 entries- preto adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Romanian
1 entries- negru adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Russian
1 entries- чёрный adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Spanish
1 entries- negro adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Swedish
1 entries- svart adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Tamil
2 entries- கட்டை adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
- வற adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Turkish
1 entries- katran adj (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
Sample sentences
75 total sentences available.
Did you buy it on the black market?
Source: tatoeba (16551)
The fish is burnt black.
Source: tatoeba (19368)
I asked the student what image he had of black people.
Source: tatoeba (21411)
Showing 4 of 75 available sentences.