EBONY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

ebony

adjective

Definition of ebony next

as in black

having the color of soot or coal the ebony loudspeakers on their chrome stands look very sleek and modern

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Recent Examples of ebony The high-end products are in sync with the barber shop’s old-school aesthetic, combining columns, capitals and green marble with opulent mosaic flooring, black ebony walls, coffered ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers. —

Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026 Jenner's ebony mane was done in tousled waves. —

Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026 This time in an ebony wig and black and silver pants ensemble, Cher, a pair of effervescent dancers and a trio of background singers plowed through the song as fake snow fell from the rafters. —

Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025 Finally, Burning Rose is a smoldering floral blend that grounds rose petals and violet in birch and ebony wood. —

Jenny Berg, Allure, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ebony

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black

Adjective

In the late 1960s and early ’70s, for example, Nilsson completed a series of silver ink drawings on black paper that nod to Indigenous Australian bark paintings.

— Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Qin Qin is an Asian fusion restaurant—available only to Diamond Club guests—whose menu blends Mayan ingredients with Asian staples, with dishes like Peking duck with black mole sauce, and cochinita pibil dumplings with yuzu foam and pickled red onions.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026