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WHITENINGS Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word whitenings. (opposite meanings)
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aging
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
noun

• acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time

• the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

adjective satellite

• growing old

browning
verb, nounv, n
noun

• cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill

• United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

• English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)

• English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)

darkening
verb, nounv, n
noun

• changing to a darker color

adjective satellite

• becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over

staining
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study

• the act of spotting or staining something

discoloring
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• To change or lose color.

noun

• Discoloration

dulling
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

adjective satellite

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

verb

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

graying
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

• English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)

• clothing that is a grey color

• English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

• American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

• horse of a light gray or whitish color

• United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

• the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad

adjective satellite

• of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

• used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

• intermediate in character or position

verb

• make grey

• turn grey

tarnishing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

verb

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

yellowing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

adjective satellite

• of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

• easily frightened

• changed to a yellowish color by age

• typical of tabloids

• cowardly or treacherous

• affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

verb

• turn yellow

Alternatives for AGING

Alternatives for BROWNING

Alternatives for DARKENING

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Alternatives for DISCOLORING

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Alternatives for GRAYING

Alternatives for TARNISHING

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