Synonyms for blackout
ˈblækˌaʊtblack·out

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1. blackoutnoun

   Temporary loss of consciousness or memory.

   Synonyms:
   pass out

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. blackoutnoun

   a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

   Synonyms:
   brownout, amnesia, memory loss, dimout

2. blackout, brownout, dimoutnoun

   darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

   Synonyms:
   brownout, amnesia, memory loss, dimout

3. blackoutnoun

   the failure of electric power for a general region

   Synonyms:
   brownout, amnesia, memory loss, dimout

4. blackoutnoun

   a momentary loss of consciousness

   Synonyms:
   brownout, amnesia, memory loss, dimout

5. amnesia, memory loss, blackoutnoun

   partial or total loss of memory

   "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"

   Synonyms:
   brownout, memory loss, amnesia, dimout

Matched Categories

1. • Cognitive State
   • Pause
   • Power Failure
   • Unconsciousness

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1. List of paraphrases for "blackout":

   outage, interruption, interrupt, disruption, adjournment, break, trap, interrupted, switch-off, interdiction

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1. Marc Schuckit:

   What is really important is the 'never had a blackout' group was relatively uncommon, compared to the other groups.

2. Juan Guaido:

   We all know who is responsible for the blackout - Maduro, we must accelerate the process to remove this corrupt and thieving regime.

3. Raza Rumi:

   Projecting militants is undesirable but a blackout does not serve the public interest, for public accountability it is important that carefully edited information on militants is aired so that the public can assess the efficacy of state operations against terrorism.

4. Buzz Aldrin:

   In the radio blackout I opened the little plastic packages which contained bread and wine, i poured the wine into the chalice our church had given me. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon, the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup. It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements.

5. Anna Kovalchuk:

   I’m more worried that most likely there will be no electricity on New Year’s Eve and the holiday will have to be spent in the dark. But I began to prepare myself for such a scenario in advance, stocked up on garlands, power banks, so the blackout would upset us, but not stop us.