Definition for Blacken:

• make or become black; " The smoke blackened the ceiling"; " The ceiling blackened"

Synonyms for Blacken:

• n.

  •
  • attack.
  •
  • deepen.
  •
  • smut.
  •blacken (noun)
  • char,
  • melanize,
  • melanise,
  • black,
  • nigrify.

• v.

  •blacken (verb)
  • obscure,
  • shadow,
  • eclipse.
  •change (verb)
  • sear.
  •darken (verb)
  • cloud,
  • grow dim,
  • blot,
  • ink,
  • ebonize,
  • soil,
  • dim,
  • grow dark,
  • make dark.
  •malign; smear (verb)
  • rip,
  • slander,
  • blotch,
  • give a black eye,
  • decry,
  • rip up and down,
  • defile,
  • traduce,
  • dishonor,
  • vilify,
  • knock,
  • bad-mouth.
  •slander (verb)
  • detract,
  • discredit,
  • stigmatize,
  • scandalize,
  • pillory,
  • denounce,
  • shame.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • begrime,
  • besoil,
  • smutch,
  • befoul,
  • respray.
  •
  • mellow,
  • spatter,
  • bleed.
  •
  • gray.
  •
  • change.
  •
  • run.
  •darken
  • obfuscate,
  • overcast,
  • cloud over.
  •dirty
  • tar.
  •shade
  • cast a shadow.

Antonyms for Blacken:

• v.

  • darken
    enhance, whiten, praise, compliment, bleach, lighten.
  • malign; smear
    exalt, honor, flatter, clean.
  • Other antonyms:
    esteem, glow, acclaim, purge, venerate, unveil, worship, renew, freshen, spruce, beam, dawn, brighten, glorify, light, regard, tidy, wash, straighten, decontaminate, adore, expose, dry clean, deodorize, brush, scour, commend, shine, sweep, dust, scrub, wipe, uncover, applaud, rinse, admire, respect, reveal, revere, launder, purify, mop, sanitize.

Hypernym for Blacken:

• v.

  • change
    singe, swinge.

Hyponym for Blacken:

• v.

  • change
    burn.