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white Antonyms

Opposite of white

Because the opposite of white shifts with each meaning, the 27 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 7 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

The lightest color, resembling the color of fresh snow or milk.

Usage Example

"The bride chose to wear a traditional black for her wedding ceremony."

Strongest
black
Strong
ebony
jet
charcoal
obsidian
sable

• adjective (Context 2)

Of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of most wavelengths of visible light.

Usage Example

"She painted the kitchen walls a bright black to make the room feel larger."

Strongest
black
pitch-black
jet-black
coal-black
dark
Strong
ebony
inky
sable
sooty

• adjective (Context 3)

Belonging to or denoting a human group having light-colored skin, typically of European ancestry.

Usage Example

"The survey collected demographic data, asking whether respondents identified as nonwhite, Black, Asian, or Hispanic."

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nonwhite
black
Strong
dark-skinned

• adjective (Context 4)

Pale in the face due to illness, fear, or a strong emotional reaction.

Usage Example

"His face went completely flushed when he heard the shocking news."

Strongest
flushed
rosy
ruddy
red-faced
Strong
glowing
rubicund
florid

• noun (Context 5)

The white or light-colored part of something, such as the clear fluid inside an egg or the outer protective layer of the eyeball.

Usage Example

"Separate the yolks from the whites before beating the eggs into a meringue."

Strongest
yolk

• verb (Context 6)

To paint or coat a surface with a white substance, such as whitewash.

Usage Example

"In the spring, the farmer whited the trunks of the fruit trees to protect them from insects."

Strongest
blacken
Strong
tar

• verb (Context 7)

To make something white; to whiten or bleach.

Usage Example

"The strong summer sun rapidly whited the driftwood on the beach."

Strongest
blacken
darken
Strong
char
tarnish

Similar words to white

Words similar to white shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

whiten
pale
caucasian
whitewash
snow-white
bleach
egg white
ashen
See all synonyms of white

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