blackened

adjective

black·ened ˈbla-kənd How to pronounce blackened (audio)

: coated with a mixture of spices (such as garlic powder and cayenne pepper) and fried over extremely high heat

Example Sentences

the church's blackened ceiling is the result of centuries of candle smoke

Recent Examples on the Web His blackened execution pyre stands in a barren field, a leitmotif driven like a stake through the heart of the film.

Elle Carroll, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021 Firefighters remained in one untouched rectangular slice of land in Meyers Wednesday morning, hosing down blackened earth in backyards, a sign of just how close the flames got to homes.

Sarah Ravani, Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2021 Near the towns of Phillips, Twin Bridges and Strawberry, cracks of blue sky and sunshine illuminated scorched terrain and skeletal bare tree branches, but also blue jays and chipmunks scampering over blackened tree roots and fallen rocks.

Lauren Hepler, Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021 Using gloved hands, scrape off all of the blackened exteriors and slice into small pieces.

Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 21 June 2021 Dinner was delicious: dish after dish of blackened shrimp, fried shrimp, catfish, garlic corn.

New York Times, 16 June 2021 The contrast is quite pleasurable: Sweet, milky mozzarella meets slightly bitter radicchio, still a bit warm, blackened and smoky from high heat.

David Tanis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021 Texas Black Gold Garlic puts its signature garlic through a two-month fermenting process, turning traditional white cloves into sweet blackened treats.

Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 3 Aug. 2020 Al-Kolak placed a blackened kettle atop the makeshift stove and dropped a few Lipton teabags inside it.

Patrick Strickland, The New York Review of Books, 4 Mar. 2020 See More

blackened 1 of 2

adjective

as in stained

not clean the church's blackened ceiling is the result of centuries of candle smoke

Synonyms & Similar Words

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stained
filthy
dusty
black
muddy
dirty
smudged
sullied
nasty
begrimed
grimy
besmirched
soiled
dingy
draggled
befouled
grungy
bedraggled
greasy
grubby
polluted
messy
mucky
unclean
messed
sordid
smutty
bemired
littered
tainted
grotty
cruddy
contaminated
uncleanly
foul
sloppy
defiled
confused
uncleaned
chaotic
sooty
unwashed
impure
rumpled
insanitary
disarrayed
unkempt
cluttered
gunky
scruffy
disordered
muddled
jumbled
disheveled
disarranged
unsterilized
mussy
mussed
crocked
unsanitary
untidy
scuzzy
slovenly
shabby
germy
squalid
fuliginous
unsterile
skanky
collied
raunchy
dishevelled
sleazy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stainless
clean
unstained
unsullied
spotless
immaculate
cleaned
clear
pure
unsoiled
cleanly
ultraclean
limpid
bleached
cleansed
whitened
combed
ordered
tidy
neat
shiny
groomed
untouched
sparkling
orderly
purified
bright
spic-and-span
spick-and-span
perfect
unblemished
flawless
unspotted
untainted
unpolluted
virgin
wholesome
undefiled
taintless

blackened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of blacken

as in dirtied

to make dirty blackened the towels with their dirty hands

Synonyms & Similar Words

stained
dirtied
smudged
grimed
sullied
begrimed
besmirched
soiled
smirched
befouled
daubed
muddied
messed
discolored
tainted
polluted
bemired
contaminated
distained
mired
mucked
fouled
gaumed
defiled
draggled
disarrayed
disordered
disheveled
disarranged
crocked
jumbled
muddled
collied
confused
dishevelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cleaned
cleansed
purified
purged
wiped
brushed
decontaminated
swept
scrubbed
washed
disinfected
rinsed
dusted
sanitized
brightened
mopped
scoured
renewed
laundered
deodorized
freshened
straightened (up)
spruced (up)
dry-cleaned
tidied (up)

as in smeared

to make untrue and harmful statements about the politician maliciously blackened his opponent's reputation

Synonyms & Similar Words

smeared
libeled
disgraced
libelled
maligned
humiliated
slandered
vilified
discredited
defamed
traduced
calumniated
shamed
aspersed
dishonored
degraded
denigrated
disparaged
detracted
belittled
debased
humbled
disdained
scorned
abased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

exalted
honored
glorified
praised
applauded
admired
acclaimed
respected
commended
regarded
esteemed
revered
worshiped
worshipped
adored
venerated

as in darkened

to make dark, dim, or indistinct thick smoke from the forest fires blackened the sky for many miles

Synonyms & Similar Words

darkened
obscured
blurred
clouded
shrouded
shadowed
dimmed
overshadowed
fogged
beclouded
hazed
bleared
misted
bedimmed
overcast
overclouded
shaded
concealed
covered
obliterated
dislimned
eclipsed
hid
befogged
masked
fuzzed (up)
cloaked
camouflaged
blotted out
veiled
adumbrated
curtained
screened
disguised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

illuminated
brightened
exposed
lighted (up)
lit (up)
lightened
revealed
uncovered
illumined
unveiled

as in faded

to grow dark the auditorium blackened suddenly, and a spotlighted performer appeared alone on stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

darkened
faded
blacked out
closed in
dusked
dimmed
waned
gloomed
loured
lowered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lighted
lit
brightened
lightened
glowed
shone
dawned
radiated
beamed
shined

单词	blackened
释义	blackened adjective black·ened ˈbla-kənd : coated with a mixture of spices (such as garlic powder and cayenne pepper) and fried over extremely high heat Synonyms bedraggled befouled begrimed bemired besmirched black cruddy dingy dirty draggled dusty filthy foul grimy grotty [chiefly British] grubby grungy mucky muddy nasty smudged smutty soiled sordid stained sullied unclean uncleanly See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the church's blackened ceiling is the result of centuries of candle smoke Recent Examples on the Web His blackened execution pyre stands in a barren field, a leitmotif driven like a stake through the heart of the film. Elle Carroll, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021 Firefighters remained in one untouched rectangular slice of land in Meyers Wednesday morning, hosing down blackened earth in backyards, a sign of just how close the flames got to homes. Sarah Ravani, Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2021 Near the towns of Phillips, Twin Bridges and Strawberry, cracks of blue sky and sunshine illuminated scorched terrain and skeletal bare tree branches, but also blue jays and chipmunks scampering over blackened tree roots and fallen rocks. Lauren Hepler, Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021 Using gloved hands, scrape off all of the blackened exteriors and slice into small pieces. Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 21 June 2021 Dinner was delicious: dish after dish of blackened shrimp, fried shrimp, catfish, garlic corn. New York Times, 16 June 2021 The contrast is quite pleasurable: Sweet, milky mozzarella meets slightly bitter radicchio, still a bit warm, blackened and smoky from high heat. David Tanis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021 Texas Black Gold Garlic puts its signature garlic through a two-month fermenting process, turning traditional white cloves into sweet blackened treats. Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 3 Aug. 2020 Al-Kolak placed a blackened kettle atop the makeshift stove and dropped a few Lipton teabags inside it. Patrick Strickland, The New York Review of Books, 4 Mar. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 1979, in the meaning defined above blackened 1 of 2 adjective as in stained not clean the church's blackened ceiling is the result of centuries of candle smoke Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance stained filthy dusty black muddy dirty smudged sullied nasty begrimed grimy besmirched soiled dingy draggled befouled grungy bedraggled greasy grubby polluted messy mucky unclean messed sordid smutty bemired littered tainted grotty cruddy contaminated uncleanly foul sloppy defiled confused uncleaned chaotic sooty unwashed impure rumpled insanitary disarrayed unkempt cluttered gunky scruffy disordered muddled jumbled disheveled disarranged unsterilized mussy mussed crocked unsanitary untidy scuzzy slovenly shabby germy squalid fuliginous unsterile skanky collied raunchy dishevelled sleazy Antonyms & Near Antonyms stainless clean unstained unsullied spotless immaculate cleaned clear pure unsoiled cleanly ultraclean limpid bleached cleansed whitened combed ordered tidy neat shiny groomed untouched sparkling orderly purified bright spic-and-span spick-and-span perfect unblemished flawless unspotted untainted unpolluted virgin wholesome undefiled taintless See More blackened 2 of 2 verb past tense of blacken 1 as in dirtied to make dirty blackened the towels with their dirty hands Synonyms & Similar Words stained dirtied smudged grimed sullied begrimed besmirched soiled smirched befouled daubed muddied messed discolored tainted polluted bemired contaminated distained mired mucked fouled gaumed defiled draggled disarrayed disordered disheveled disarranged crocked jumbled muddled collied confused dishevelled Antonyms & Near Antonyms cleaned cleansed purified purged wiped brushed decontaminated swept scrubbed washed disinfected rinsed dusted sanitized brightened mopped scoured renewed laundered deodorized freshened straightened (up) spruced (up) dry-cleaned tidied (up) See More 2 as in smeared to make untrue and harmful statements about the politician maliciously blackened his opponent's reputation Synonyms & Similar Words smeared libeled disgraced libelled maligned humiliated slandered vilified discredited defamed traduced calumniated shamed aspersed dishonored degraded denigrated disparaged detracted belittled debased humbled disdained scorned abased Antonyms & Near Antonyms exalted honored glorified praised applauded admired acclaimed respected commended regarded esteemed revered worshiped worshipped adored venerated See More 3 as in darkened to make dark, dim, or indistinct thick smoke from the forest fires blackened the sky for many miles Synonyms & Similar Words darkened obscured blurred clouded shrouded shadowed dimmed overshadowed fogged beclouded hazed bleared misted bedimmed overcast overclouded shaded concealed covered obliterated dislimned eclipsed hid befogged masked fuzzed (up) cloaked camouflaged blotted out veiled adumbrated curtained screened disguised Antonyms & Near Antonyms illuminated brightened exposed lighted (up) lit (up) lightened revealed uncovered illumined unveiled See More 4 as in faded to grow dark the auditorium blackened suddenly, and a spotlighted performer appeared alone on stage Synonyms & Similar Words darkened faded blacked out closed in dusked dimmed waned gloomed loured lowered Antonyms & Near Antonyms lighted lit brightened lightened glowed shone dawned radiated beamed shined See More
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