ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Blackened

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Blackened is an adjective meaning Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:.

Meaning

Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:.

More Meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of blacken

Example Sentences

A witness quoted by The Times described "the blackened faces of firemen sitting outside the station in the cold, drinking tea from local sandwich shops in complete silence".
[...] after journeying across pleasant agricultural countryside to Leicester and thence though the blackened and busy industrial area that stretches almost unbrokenly for over 100 miles from Trent through Rotherham and Leeds to Keighley, [...].

Synonyms for blackened

Depending on context, synonyms include black, smoky, colorful, colored, coloured.

Antonyms for blackened

Common opposites include whitened.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include smoky, colorful, colored, coloured, black, scorched.

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