blackened
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Synonyms & Antonyms for blackened
Synonyms
bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, black, cruddy, dingy, dirty, draggled, dusty, filthy, foul, grimy, grotty [chiefly British], grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smudged, smutty, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly
Antonyms
clean, cleanly, immaculate, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, stainless, ultraclean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied
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Using a paper towel, remove blackened skin and discard seeds, then dice poblanos. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Skirt Steak Raja Tacos," 25 July 2018 Watermelon and pineapple can take to a hot grill the same way that a piece of steak will, with a blackened seer that takes in the charcoal flavor. — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, "The 4 fruits to put in the smoker, and 5 to avoid," 9 July 2018 Three blackened fish tacos ($16), served with rice and beans, were fine but nothing out of the ordinary. — BostonGlobe.com, "A new addition to the Newburyport restaurant scene," 1 June 2018 Video on the state television channel ENTV showed a blackened hulk broken into pieces, with huge wheels scattered about along with other plane parts. — Bloomberg.com, "Algerian Military Plane Crashes in a Field, Killing 257," 11 Apr. 2018 How about a blackened fish fillet with lobster whipped mashed potatoes, lobster béchamel cream sauce with fresh fennel and fresh corn -- all topped with crispy fried onion rings. — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, "Gourmet food from a take-out window? You 'Heard Dat' right," 31 Oct. 2017 Fulfill your summer goth fantasy for less with Maneater, a blackened plum. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "Too Faced Is On Sale for Up to 63 Percent Off on HauteLook Right Now," 13 July 2017 Workers could be seen inspecting the blackened transformer Sunday. — Ben Poston, latimes.com, "DWP still investigating cause of transformer explosion that left 140,000 Valley customers without power," 9 July 2017 Symbolic candles flicker and strands of yellow melted wax drip over blackened rocks. — Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, "Re-emerging Guatemala astounds with history, culture," 7 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blackened.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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blackened
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of blackened
of food : coated with a mixture of hot spices and fried over very high heat
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