RAVEN Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

raven 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of raven

as in black

having the color of soot or coal had dark eyes and raven hair

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verb

ˈra-vən

as in to devour

to swallow or eat greedily the rat ravened the poisoned bait just as we had hoped

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From the school’s name to Wednesday’s raven-style psychometry, Burton and company tapped into the dreary lore with delight. — Daron James, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025 As for her glam, the former Pussycat Dolls member styled her hair in a tight chignon with strands of her raven black tresses to frame her face. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025 Zegler’s hair was coifed by Clayton Hawkins, with wisps of her raven black tresses to frame her face. — Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025 Emma Stone chopped off her long, raven waves—showing off her new ‘do while walking the carpet at the 2025 Golden Globes. — Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raven

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Adjective

Nowhere was that fact clearer than after each concert in the casino where rivers of black Metallica T-shirts flooded the pit.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
The Associated Press BACKA TOPOLA, Serbia -- Ireland players again wore black armbands and bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem before the teams’ second Nations League soccer match on Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of black

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Joscha Bach of the California Institute for Machine Consciousness, another AGI pioneer, says a truly intelligent system should not need to devour the entire Internet and consume vast amounts of computing power for even the simplest query.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Soon Drews noticed the speed with which her cheesecakes were devoured.

— David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of devour

Adjective

The color palette included ebony, black and oak tones.

— Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 21 June 2026
The venerable patriarch is leaning heavily on an ebony cane, and is followed closely by his personal assistant, a bald gnome of a man, armed with a notebook and pencil.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Definition of ebony

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The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of wolf

Verb

The poorer the air being inhaled by children in Hackney, the more regularly the dust was agitated and the thicker the storm and richer the color inside the box.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
But some people abuse it by inhaling it to feel relaxed or euphoric.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of inhale

Verb

The customer gulps it down in a single stretch and drops it into a bin – visible proof of his relief, at least for this moment, from the sweltering heat.

— Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
Rather than trying to gulp the slimy thing down, Wilkinson went into the kitchen and prepared an extravagant breakfast for himself, complete with Dr Pepper to wash it down.

— Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026

Definition of gulp

Verb

Trump scoffed at questions about affordability, insisting that they'd been caused by Biden, who left office more than two years ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
Jamie Florez, the Hispanic communications director of the Republican National Committee, scoffed at recent polling suggesting a shift in Hispanic voters towards Democrats.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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