BLACKING Synonyms

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

• total absence of light

• a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

• pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry

• distributed or sold illicitly

• the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

• expel from a community or group

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

• darkened by smoke

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

• a list of people who are out of favor

• put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted

• offering little or no hope

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash

• the part of a boot above the instep

• distributed or sold illicitly

• sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol

• produce or distribute illegally

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

• goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

• distributed or sold illicitly

• devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

• (used of color) having a dark hue

• absence of light or illumination

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unilluminated area

• the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

• an unenlightened state

• brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• secret

• showing a brooding ill humor

• lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• causing dejection

• not giving performances; closed

• become dark or darker

• tarnish or stain

• make dark or darker

• made dim or less bright

• lacking in light; not bright or harsh

• lacking clarity or distinctness

• offering little or no hope

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

• become dim or lusterless

• make dim or lusterless

• make dim by comparison or conceal

• become vague or indistinct

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

• giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

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

• bringing death

• having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

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

• controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined

• having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

• ominously prophetic

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

• controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• harshly ironic or sinister

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

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