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SABLE Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word sable. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word sable. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for SABLE

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black
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

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

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

noun

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

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

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

• total absence of light

• (board games) the darker pieces

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

• black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)

adjective satellite

• marked by anger or resentment or hostility

• offering little or no hope

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

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

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

• extremely dark

• harshly ironic or sinister

• (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading

• distributed or sold illicitly

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

• (of coffee) without cream or sugar

• soiled with dirt or soot

verb

• make or become black

dusky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lighted by or as if by twilight

• naturally having skin of a dark color

ebony
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a very dark black

• hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys

• tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

adjective satellite

• of a very dark black

inky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of the color of black ink

sooty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

• covered with or as if with soot

coal
verb, nounv, n
noun

• fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

• a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering

verb

• burn to charcoal

• supply with coal

• take in coal

coal-black
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

dark
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

• (used of color) having a dark hue

noun

• 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

adjective satellite

• 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

jet
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

• the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

• a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation

• atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward

• street names for ketamine

• an artificially produced flow of water

adjective satellite

• of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

verb

• issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth

• fly a jet plane

obsidian
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces

pitch-black
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely dark

raven
nounn
noun

• large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

verb

• obtain or seize by violence

• prey on or hunt for

• eat greedily

• feed greedily

swarthy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• naturally having skin of a dark color

martes zibellina
nounn
noun

• marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur

sable brush
nounn
noun

• an artist's brush made of sable hairs

sable's hair pencil
nounn
noun

• an artist's brush made of sable hairs

Best Hypernyms For SABLE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for sable, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
animal black blackness brush carnivore fur inkiness mammal marten mustelid pelt scarf
Phrases (1)
marten cat

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