Word Type

Verb

The word "blacken" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

whiten whiten

Coordinate Terms

bluen brownify greenify redden whiten yellowen

Derived Terms

blackened crust blackener blackenization blackenize overblacken reblacken

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

burn color colour darken dirty discolor discolour recolor

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

besmut besoot carbonize collow cork lampblack overblacken reblacken smeeth sooty

Manner Of

discolor

Related Terms

black color

Related Terms

black coat cook defame dirty fish meat pepper sear sully

Synonym Network

black char defame dirty

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.