Synonyms for black and white
black and white

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1. black and whiteadjective

   Synonyms:
   greyscale, grayscale, monochrome

2. black and whiteadjective

   Representing colours with pure black and white tones or with shades of gray.

   Synonyms:
   grayscale, monochrome, greyscale

3. black and whitenoun

   Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought.

   Synonyms:
   greyscale, monochrome, grayscale

4. black and whitenoun

   Synonyms:
   panda

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1. written communication, written language, black and whitenoun

   communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)

   Synonyms:
   monochrome, written communication, written language

   Antonyms:
   color, colour, united

2. black and white, monochromeadjective

   a black-and-white photograph or slide

   Synonyms:
   monochrome, written communication, written language

   Antonyms:
   color, united, colour

3. black-and-whiteadjective

   lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black

   "a black-and-white cow"; "black-and-white blooms"; "black-and-white stripes"

   Synonyms:
   black and white(p)

   Antonyms:
   united, colour, color

4. black-and-white, black and white(p)adjective

   not having or not capable of producing colors

   "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white"

   Antonyms:
   united, colour, color

5. black-and-whiteadjective

   of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories

   "he rejected a black-and-white world"; "there are no black-and-white certainties"; "there were no grey areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white"

   Synonyms:
   black and white(p)

   Antonyms:
   united, colour, color

Matched Categories

1. • Communication
   • Photography

Suggested Resources

1. black and white

   Read the full text of the Black and White poem by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Jack Leigh:

   “I was very much of the opinion that southern culture was a unique culture born of the union, the contribution, of the races. We all knew the struggle and the history of that. But where I found myself in attitude was wanting to celebrate that union because southern culture was definitely a synthesis of black and white.”

2. Eric Goldstein:

   They were a group that defied easy categorization, and they tended to challenge – and in some cases, upend – the easy definition of American society into the categories of Black and White.

3. Rachel McCool:

   I have a whole new appreciation for the color of the sky, because when you're an addict and when you're in bondage, you see everything as black and white, as gray, i didn't see the beauty of this world, this world we're living in. Yeah, there's a lot of hurt and I understand that too, but there's a lot of beauty and there's a lot of freedom.

4. Karen Fleming-Ginn:

   Typically, these are people who are educated, they can see shades of gray a little bit better, they are not going to be black and white, they might have more of a sense of mercy.

5. Abu Hurriya:

   Extremists mistrust law enforcement, and law enforcement has Islamophobic fears. Both sides need to realize the enemy is not as black-and-white as they perceive.