Synonyms of blacked out

blacked out

verb

past tense of black out

1

as in eradicated

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicated
• erased
• abolished
• wiped out
• destroyed
• stamped (out)
• swept (away)
• rooted (out)
• blotted out
• cleaned (up)
• obliterated
• exterminated
• rubbed out
• canceled
• liquidated
• expunged
• annihilated
• snuffed (out)
• shattered
• effaced
• demolished
• extirpated
• killed
• ruined
• ravaged
• discarded
• dismantled
• tore down
• consumed
• mowed (down)
• decimated
• flattened
• devastated
• wrecked
• wasted
• dissolved
• finished
• killed off
• razed
• powdered
• smashed
• blew up
• doomed
• pulverized
• totaled
• dashed
• fragmented
• ejected
• splintered
• devoured
• expelled
• atomized
• threw out
• terminated
• excised
• blasted
• dynamited
• ousted
• cut
• jettisoned
• zapped
• ditched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• saved
• preserved
• created
• built
• made
• constructed
• manufactured
• formed
• shaped
• fabricated
• fashioned
• forged
• conserved
• framed
• fixed
• restored
• repaired
• renewed
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• renovated
• patched
• revamped
• reconditioned
• mended

2

as in darkened

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

• darkened
• closed in
• dusked
• blackened
• faded
• dimmed
• waned
• lowered
• gloomed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lit
• brightened
• dawned
• lightened
• shone
• radiated
• glowed
• beamed

3

as in fainted

to lose consciousness

blacked out after hitting her head on the beam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fainted
• passed out
• keeled (over)
• collapsed
• conked (out)
• swooned
• broke down
• zonked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came to
• came around
• revived
• came round

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blacked out

In many places, a single team is blacked out on League Pass, but things can get more complicated, particularly in states without teams. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026

What those concerns were remains a mystery, since the museum blacked out that part of the report before releasing it under Britain’s Freedom of Information Act. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Several sections of the death certificate, which contains identities of parents as well as addresses and cause of death, were blacked out. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Adding to the intrigue, Hayes blacked out his profile picture on X. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

This, Rostov’s main thoroughfare, wasn’t illuminated by the familiar bright glare of its many street lamps, or by light from its windows, now blacked out, but emerged from the darkness all the more gently in a milky cloak of moonlight. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Regulators blacked out the exact contract terms in public filings. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Many items logged as physical evidence at the scene — outside of vehicle debris, a brown sweater, backpack, U-lock, keys and scuff marks — were blacked out in the report. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The department blacked out the names and contact information of the students. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026