BLACK EYE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

black eye

noun

Definition of black eye

as in guilt

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as in scratch

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Recent Examples of black eye The controversy appears to mark another black eye for homelessness prevention services in Kansas City. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026 Blankenship filed a declaration in federal court last month stating that one of her clients held at the site had been beaten and left with a black eye. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026 Furthermore, Brown suffered cuts, a black eye and leg injuries. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 This isn't the first black eye in recent memory for the small Delaware County department. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for black eye

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Noun

The instinct in every one of these cases is to freak out, to fire off denials and go quiet, and that instinct is almost always the wrong one, since silence reads as guilt and panic reads as relevance.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Burkhart chose not to testify in the guilt-innocence trial phase or at the punishment hearing.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

Definition of guilt

Noun

Nevertheless, even pre-training the AI takes considerably less time than rendering each frame by scratch, as was the case with Toy Story, or filming from scratch as happened with Moana.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The boy sustained ruptured blood vessels in his left eye, a scratch on his face between his eyes and swelling and bruising on the side of his face, the affidavit said.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of scratch

Noun

The trademarking of Trump To their discredit, according to voting records, Senate Democrats Kristen Arrington, Tracie Davis, Barbara Sharief and Shevrin Jones initially voted for the bill in committees.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
No discredit to the movie, obviously.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026

Definition of discredit

Noun

The outsole is made of abrasion-resistant, flexible and recyclable rubber and sports hybrid nubs, grooves and sawtooth traction patterns.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
According to the lawsuit, the toddler was taken to the emergency room later that day for evaluation of blunt head trauma and was diagnosed with a concussion, traumatic brain injury and facial abrasions.

— Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 7 July 2026

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Noun

Irina and Raskova will enjoy a long, successful professional collaboration, purging Star City of traitors and threats and bringing down Petrovsky in a plot that leads to his ending his life in ignominy, having confessed to crimes against the state.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
No rider, though, suffered the ignominy of being eliminated by missing the time cut on the opening day.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of ignominy

Noun

His narrator is writing in response to a request from his grandchildren, and his narrative is wracked by a sense of dishonor and guilt.

— Ivan Kreilkamp, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2026
Indeed, war and waste seem the ideal subjects of national service; the first because of the special risks involved, the second because of the dishonor.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

Definition of dishonor

Noun

The agency also recommends those at higher risk for infection wear water shoes or clothes in coastal water to prevent cuts and scrapes.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026
Three people were in the silver Chevrolet truck, and all managed to escape with minor cuts and scrapes, the sheriff’s office said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

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