blacker
Darker in shade
Blacker is the comparative form of black—darker or more intensely black: The sky grew blacker as the storm approached.
It extends to figurative uses: a blacker mood, blacker days ahead, a blacker heart.
His reputation only grew blacker after the scandal.
Dark areas from blocked light
Fearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- grimHarsh and foreboding
dire · threatening · darkening · brooding · portentous · baleful · stormy · thunderous
Color-imparting material
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
- nonreflectiveNot bouncing light back
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- coatingApplied surface covering
surface · dye · tint · saturation · density · opaque · flat · lightless
shadows
Dark areas from blocked light
onyx · sable · jet · ink · raven · coal · ebony · pitch · soot · void
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
grim · dire · threatening · darkening · brooding · portentous · baleful · stormy · thunderous · looming
pigment
Color-imparting material
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
- nonreflectiveNot bouncing light back
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
coating · surface · dye · tint · saturation · density · opaque · flat · lightless
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- funeralService honoring the dead
- bereavementState following loss
- widowBereaved wife, unmarried since
veil · armband · crepe · somber · solemn · dirge · memorial · wake · shiva · condolences
umbra
Complete shadow region
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
- shadowLight blocked by object
occultation · darkening · corona · transit · lunar · solar · celestial · syzygy · obscuring
- black and whiteWithout middle ground
- black eyeBruised tissue around socket
- black catDark-coated feline
- black coffeeUnadorned brewed beverage
- black outLose consciousness briefly
- black sheepDisreputable family member