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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How to use black and white in a sentence?

1. Matt Brown:

   If they go ahead and ban this -- you know black and white, let's ban it all -- there will be so many unintended side effects.

2. School Board Chairman Frank Barbieri:

   I think it’s important that we understand that was the purpose of the equity statement, it wasn’t to make it a Black-and-White issue, which is what the perception now is.

3. Richard Colangelo:

   Mr. Dulos is on the edge of what he has the right to do, i would ask that you remove his permission to leave for work and do it in black and white so that he knows what he can do. It shouldnt be that hard, but apparently it is.

4. Dr. Laura Schlessinger:

   When you're the victim of the behavior, it's black and white when you're the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray.

5. 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.