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brownout

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Synonyms & Antonyms of brownout

as in blackout, dimout

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for brownout

blackout,
dimout

midnight

shadiness,
umbrage

black,
blackness,
candlelight,
dark,
darkness,
dusk,
gloaming,
gloom,
murk,
night,
semidarkness,
shade,
shadows,
twilight,
umbra

dullness
(also dulness),
somberness

cloudiness,
fogginess,
haziness,
mistiness,
murkiness

dimness,
faintness,
gloominess,
grayness,
paleness

half-light

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for brownout

blaze,
brightness,
brilliance,
day,
daylight,
glare,
glow,
light,
lightness

moonlight,
starlight,
sunlight

effulgence,
radiance,
radiancy,
shine,
sunshine

incandescence,
luminance,
luminescence,
luminosity,
luminousness

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“Brownout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownout. Accessed 20 Apr. 2021.

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