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Definitions

black out

VERB
obliterate or suppress
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cross out cut off darken erase extinguish faint pass out
STRONG
delete
WEAK
batten conceal cover cover up eclipse eradicate go out like a light hold back keel over make dark obfuscate quash rub out shade smother squash squelch stifle suppress swoon zonk out
Antonyms
WEAK
add pencil in resuscitate revive uncover
VERB
faint
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lose consciousness pass out
WEAK
collapse crap out draw a blank go out like a light slip into coma swoon zone out
Antonyms
WEAK
add pencil in resuscitate revive uncover

Example Sentences

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“They can’t black out the whole country,” Kolisnyk said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Korkosz, who drove for a Polish haulage company, didn't realise his camera recorded sound, but still insisted it should have captured the violent coughing which made him "black out" and become disoriented.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

I didn’t, of course, die or even black out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

Not because I black out and instantly transform into an immature child anytime a person starts talking about feces, but apples.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024

Spots began to pop in front of Jack’s eyes, and the bright white of the snow walls began to blur, but just as he thought he would black out, May’s grandmother removed her hand.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.