Synonyms of blackout

blackout 1 of 2

noun

ˈblak-ˌau̇t 

as in daze

a temporary state of unconsciousness

even though you experienced only a brief blackout, you still ought to be checked by a doctor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• daze
• trance
• faint
• syncope
• swim
• stupor
• sleep
• insensibility
• knockout
• swoon
• drowsiness
• narcosis
• somnolence

black out

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of

had spent most of her adulthood trying to black out memories of a wretched childhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicate
• erase
• abolish
• destroy
• wipe out
• sweep (away)
• stamp (out)
• blot out
• clean (up)
• cancel
• root (out)
• rub out
• obliterate
• exterminate
• expunge
• liquidate
• annihilate
• efface
• snuff (out)
• demolish
• tear down
• shatter
• mow (down)
• extirpate
• kill
• ruin
• dismantle
• discard
• consume
• fragment
• kill off
• waste
• powder
• wreck
• devastate
• flatten
• ravage
• total
• dissolve
• finish
• blow up
• decimate
• dash
• smash
• throw out
• eject
• ditch
• devour
• expel
• doom
• blast
• excise
• terminate
• dynamite
• raze
• pulverize
• atomize
• cut
• splinter
• oust
• zap
• jettison

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• save
• preserve
• conserve
• create
• build
• form
• construct
• shape
• make
• manufacture
• forge
• frame
• repair
• fabricate
• patch
• restore
• fashion
• rebuild
• renew
• fix
• reconstruct
• mend
• renovate
• revamp
• recondition

2

as in to darken

to grow dark

with the delivery of the knockout punch, the screen blacks out, and in the next scene the boxer wakes up in the hospital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darken
• dusk
• close in
• dim
• fade
• blacken
• gloom
• lower
• wane

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• light
• lighten
• beam
• brighten
• glow
• shine
• dawn
• radiate

3

as in to faint

to lose consciousness

blacked out after hitting her head on the beam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faint
• pass out
• keel (over)
• collapse
• swoon
• conk (out)
• break down
• zonk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come to
• come around
• revive
• come round

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blackout

Noun

The actual blast of the ram’s horn is loud, but not loud enough to rouse me from my stress blackout. — Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

In other communities that have installed a new grinder pump system, Oliver said they are connected to a community generator system that kicks in if a blackout occurs. — Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

Records that were released, including photographs, interview transcripts, call logs, court records and other documents, were either already public or heavily blacked out, and many lacked necessary context. — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

This curtain type is airy, casual, and gives your windows a sense of place and structure without feeling stuffy—or completely blacking out the sunshine during golden hour. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026