Antonyms for black eyeblack eye

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1. black eyenoun

   Synonyms:
   shiner

Matched Categories

1. • Bruise
   • Happening
   • Repute

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1. shiner, black eye, mousenoun

   a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

   Synonyms:
   computer mouse, common mackerel, mouse, reverse, blow, reversal, shiner, setback

2. black eyenoun

   a bad reputation

   "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye"

   Synonyms:
   blow, shiner, reverse, mouse, reversal, setback

3. reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eyenoun

   an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

   Synonyms:
   nose candy, reversal, turnabout, puff, turnaround, setback, snow, about-face, opposite, change of mind, gust, shock, reverse, flip-flop, verso, policy change, volte-face, mouse, turn around, shiner, contrary, bump, blow, transposition, coke, reversion, blast, reverse gear

How to use black eye in a sentence?

1. Larry Sofield:

   I can’t believe a $4 coupon has got us here, this is a little bit of a black eye on us. This is not what we are about at all.

2. Jeffrey Kingston:

   Brand Japan is going to suffer a great deal, carlos Ghosn case is certainly a major black eye for the Japanese judicial system.

3. Miss Piggy:

   Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.

4. Environment Minister Shannon Phillips:

   If we get it right, our environmental policy will make us world leaders on this issue instead of giving us a black eye around the world.

5. Edward Gallagher:

   I put a black eye on the two communities I love the most, the U.S. Marine Corps and the Navy, specifically the SEAL community.

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