blacken

/blˈækən/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. make or become black
   “The smoke blackened the ceiling”
2. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
   “The cook blackened the chicken breast”

Synonyms for blacken

• melanize
• melanise
• black
• char
• sear
• scorch

Antonyms of blacken

• whiten

Words that rhyme with blacken

• slacken
• bracken
• bakken
• chacon
• glacken
• hakon
• machen
• macken
• mccracken
• mccrackin
• mcmackin
• mcmakin