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raven

[rey-vuhn] / ˈreɪ vən /
ADJECTIVE
black
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sunless unlighted unlit
STRONG
pitch-dark starless stygian
WEAK
clouded murky shadowy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright sunny
ADJECTIVE
ebony
Synonyms
STRONG
jet wood
WEAK
inky
Antonyms
WEAK
white
ADJECTIVE
jet
Synonyms
STRONG
dark ebony midnight obsidian sable
WEAK
atramentous bituminous coal-black ebon inky pitch-black pitch-dark
Antonyms
WEAK
white
ADJECTIVE
onyx
Synonyms
STRONG
brunet charcoal coal ebony jet jetty obsidian pitch sable slate sloe
WEAK
atramentous clouded dingy dusky ebon inklike inky livid melanoid murky piceous pitch-black pitch-dark pitchy shadowy somber sombre sooty starless stygian swart swarthy
Antonyms
STRONG
white
ADJECTIVE
pitch-black
Synonyms
WEAK
atramentous charcoal clouded coal ebon ebony inklike inky jet jetty livid murky obsidian onyx piceous pitch pitch-dark sable shadowy slate somber sombre sooty starless stygian
ADJECTIVE
pitchy
Synonyms
WEAK
atramentous brunet charcoal clouded coal dingy dusky ebon ebony inklike inky jet jetty livid melanoid murky obsidian onyx piceous pitch pitch-black pitch-dark sable shadowy slate sloe somber sombre sooty starless stygian swart swarthy
ADJECTIVE
sable
Synonyms
STRONG
black dark ebony jet jetty
WEAK
dusky dusty ebon gloomy inky murky pitch-black pitch-dark somber
Antonyms
STRONG
good happy hopeful white
NOUN
game
Synonyms
STRONG
chase fish fowl kill meat prey quarry
WEAK
ravin wild animals
NOUN
quarry
Synonyms
STRONG
aim chase game objective prey prize quest victim
WEAK
ravin
NOUN
plunder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pillage
STRONG
booty goods graft loot make pickings plunderage prey prize quarry rapine spoil stuff take trappings winnings
WEAK
hot goods
Antonyms
WEAK
gift
NOUN
stormy petrel
Synonyms
WEAK
Mother Carey's chicken harbinger omen rebel red flag storm petrel
NOUN
prey
Synonyms
STRONG
casualty chased dupe game kill loot mark martyr mug pillage quarry quest spoil sufferer underdog victim
Antonyms
STRONGEST
animal of prey beast of prey bird of prey predator
WEAK
attacker
VERB
glut
Synonyms
STRONG
burden clog cloy congest cram deluge devour feast fill flood gorge hog inundate jade load overfeed overload overstock overwhelm pack pall sate satiate saturate stuff surfeit wolf
WEAK
make a pig of
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain aid deplete deprive dissatisfy fast help open relieve underwhelm
WEAK
diet moderate reduce repress suppress
VERB
prey on
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bully devour exploit feed on fleece haunt intimidate oppress plunder take advantage of victimize
WEAK
blackmail bleed burden consume depredate distress eat hunt live off load raid seize tax trouble weigh worry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist give help
WEAK
guard protect save

Example Sentences

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To better understand raven behavior, researchers fitted 69 birds with small GPS trackers, an unusually large number for this type of study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Over the course of two-and-a-half years, researchers found only one clear example of a raven following a wolf for more than one kilometer or more than an hour.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

A dead raven floated on the water’s surface.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

Farmer Douglas Paterson has been one of Orkney's loudest voices demanding action to control raven numbers.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

Anya tore off a piece of the blin, tossing it to the raven.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack