BLACKNESS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

blackness

noun

Definition of blackness

as in dark

a time or place of little or no light strange nocturnal noises emanated from the forbidding blackness of the forest

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Recent Examples of blackness Lighting the mood Production design includes dramatic lighting effects, intensely bright (oof, that spotlight) to sudden pitch-blackness. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026 The building jolts and is cloaked in blackness. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 The activity is not unlike the way US and Soviet submarines tailed one another in the Cold War, but instead of running silent and running deep, highly reflective satellites easily stand out against the inky blackness of space. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 Only his beard breaks the blackness, the white cascading down his vestments. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for blackness

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Noun

One incident in June involved hundreds of teens convening after dark at Romare Bearden Park, where police arrested 23 teenagers and one adult and issued citations to 13 parents.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
Undeterred, Norway’s players celebrated with beer and waved as the party continued long after dark.

— Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026

Definition of dark

Noun

The tank tops are available in an array of solid colors—from basic blacks, whites, and beiges, to bright magenta and summery cerulean.

— Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 19 July 2026
Choose classic black or white for your set of two, which sits solidly on any flat outdoor surface—no digging required.

— Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

Definition of black

Noun

Still, there is a different feeling of watching a film on the big screen, the velvet darkness of the theater a portal into director Curry Barker’s sinister world of lonely young men and the fatal consequences of their heady desires.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Among the concerns was worry that schoolchildren would have to get to class in darkness.

— Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of darkness

Noun

What makes this harder to believe is that the night before, Gavin accused Kenny of lying to him for years, and Kenny likened him to Bernie Madoff.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026
The fire, which broke out on Sunday night, killed at least 32 people and left more than 70 injured, 24 of whom are still in critical condition, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026

Definition of night

Noun

In those places, day will briefly turn to twilight and, in a clear sky, the sun’s corona will become visible around the moon for up to 2 minutes 18 seconds.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
In late twilight, both planet and star will be readily visible to the unaided eye.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of twilight

Noun

The broader mood tracks right alongside, with 40% expecting AI to be bad for society over the next twenty years against 16% who expect good, the gloom running deepest among adults under 30, and 63% saying the whole thing is moving too fast.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
The partying turned to gloom after the temblors.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of gloom

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