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raven

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of raven

having the color of soot or coal

  • had dark eyes and raven hair
Synonyms of raven

black, ebony, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, sable
Words Related to raven

dark, dusky, inky

blackish, brunet (or brunette)
Near Antonyms of raven

bright, brilliant, light, pale, palish
Antonyms of raven

white

raven

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of raven

to swallow or eat greedily

  • the rat ravened the poisoned bait just as we had hoped
Synonyms of raven

bolt, cram, devour, glut [archaic], gobble, gorge, gormandize, gulp, ingurgitate, inhale, scarf, scoff, slop, wolf
Words Related to raven

overeat, pig out, swill
Near Antonyms of raven

nibble, peck, pick

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