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 Hawthorne mostly succeeds at keeping the blackness in check in this foray into YA. — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for blackness

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Noun

Indian dark and African dark were a different story altogether, seeming to hold something more sinister.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Jordan Brand will partake, albeit less thematically, as well with an Air Jordan 5 with glow-in-the-dark accents.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of dark

Noun

In the rape scene, the live action is intercut with flashes of staged broken glass against black and the words in Tessa’s own head.

— Beandrea July, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Fiel, vice president of brand and creative at the AI-native startup Newton, loves reinventions of utilitarian clothing, favoring functional pieces in deep greens and blacks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of black

Noun

To be fair, Snyder, who’s also credited as the film’s cinematographer, captures no shortage of admittedly stirring images throughout, especially those involving flickering light and brooding shadows.

— Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Bluesign is stepping out from the supply chain shadows and into the world of consumers.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of shadows

Noun

These micro-drones usually crash in low-visibility crisis zones where dust, smoke, or pitch darkness blinds cameras.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
In the early morning darkness, FBI agents broke down the door of a two-story townhome in Los Angeles.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of darkness

Noun

Judge returned to the Yankees’ lineup Tuesday night carrying an astonishing 177 OPS+ in his career.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Where ayahuasca ceremonies typically happen at night – each participant lying down inside a private journey of visions, tears and purging – huachuma ceremonies happen in daylight.

— Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of night

Noun

Adriatic sage brings the outdoors in—this candle smells like an open window in the height of Italian summer, sunlight on tile floors, and triple servings of pasta to come in the late dusk.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
Great for hiking, everyday wear, and travel days, these shoes will support you from dusk to dawn thanks to their cushy arch-supporting midsole, secure and adjustable heel lock strap, and additional lugs for even better traction.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dusk

Noun

For evening observers, this apparition has been more frustrating than triumphant, with Venus lingering low in the glow of twilight instead of climbing into a commanding position.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
But there have also been many mid-30s former All-Stars who couldn’t muster anything remotely close to greatness during their twilight tours with the Heat.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of twilight

Noun

The gloom lifts in one crucial scene, late in the film, in which Sandra and April sit side by side before a bright window.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Inside, we were whisked away to a world of rain and candles and velvet and creepy houses and stormy, witchy gloom.

— Danielle Pergament, Allure, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of gloom

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