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

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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. Jesse Louis Jackson:

   Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow-red, yellow, brown, black and white-and we're all precious in God's sight.

2. Katrina Mark:

   It is unethical to purposely expose women and their unborn babies to marijuana during pregnancy to study outcomes, marijuana in pregnancy is... not as black and white as something like alcohol.

3. Greg Maletic:

   Some people won't' get' the fact that we aren't using the newest, blazing-fast graphics hardware, or that we chose a black and white screen. Or that they'll be buying the device with games sight-unseen, but we wanted to offer a different experience than what you get from an iPhone, or Nintendo Switch.

4. President Obama:

   Not just the legends and the giants of the Civil Rights Movement like Dr. King and John Lewis, but the countless American heroes whose names aren't in the history books that aren't etched on marble somewhere — ordinary men and women from all corners of this nation, all walks of life, black and white, rich and poor, students, scholars, maids, ministers — all who marched and who sang and organized to change this country for the better.

5. 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.