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

Shirilla’s defense claimed the teen suffered from postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) — a condition that can cause dizziness and fainting — and had blacked out. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026

And what remains is all blacked out, except for the lower rocker covers and pushrod tubes – from the fork covers, the controls, the handlebar, the turn signals, the headlight bucket, the engine, exhaust, and even the rear fender struts. — New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Three pages of the 11-page sentencing submission filing by prosecutors are blacked out. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

The auroral activity apparently caused some magnetic disturbances in the atmosphere, so that for three days we were almost blacked out on the radio. — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026

The documents in question include eight emails with either the sender or recipient blacked out, a draft indictment of Epstein with the names of potential co-conspirators obscured and a 2019 email that mentions several co-conspirators whose names were redacted. — Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 25 June 2026

The sign at the front of the stadium remained a little underwhelming, with the word Lumen blacked out but no replacement filled in. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026

The person’s name is blacked out in the report released online. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 28 May 2026