Blackens

Synonyms for "blackens" (249 found)

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Verb(34 words)

black denigrate befoul besmear besmirch bewray black up blot blur dirty forswart foul smear smirch spot stain sully swarten tarnish asperse

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assassinate assoil backbite badmouth beclart bedaub bedirty bedizen befile befilth begrime belibel beray beshit

black defame dirty abuse asperse attaint bark at becloud bedarken bedaub bedim begloom begrime berate besmear besmirch

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Related words (124)

expose to infamy fulminate against gibbet gloom hang in effigy heap dirt upon ink jaw libel load with reproaches malign mark melanize mire muckrake murk nigrify obfuscate obnubilate obscure

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Verb(54 words)

file foil forgab gunk gunk up infamize infuscate inquinate lampoon libel malign melanise melanize monsterize muddy nigrify pitch reproach revile scandal

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The squid ink in arroz negro blackens the rest of the ingredients enough to make the Spanish dish a Goth staple.

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