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Synonyms for inky

  • adjective

Most common

somber US dusky sooty atramentous

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of or resembling ink, particularly Synonym of black.

Related words

Word family
inkiness inky-dinky
Phrases
inky cap

Example sentences

  • somber We heard somber hollow sounds from the cave.
  • dusky He was walking down the road one dusky evening.
  • sooty The dragon breathed fire and exhaled its sooty ashen remains.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
inkyrising
somberrising
duskysteady
sootysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
dark1, ebon
5 letters
black1, raven2, murky2, sable2, dusky, sooty2
6 letters
somber2, sombre, inkish
7 letters
inklike
10 letters
atramental
11 letters
atramentous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (raven2 = 2 syllables).