SABLE Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of sable

as in black

having the color of soot or coal a beautiful sable cat

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Noun

Madison gives you 100-percent of this on a fake silver platter, dressed up in real Russian sables. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024 The cats are also consumers of the smallest of the bigger, bulkier antelopes, such as sables and kudus, and are known to gnaw on the occasional rabbit or bird. — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023 The brush, of sable, which immediately conjures up some semi-mythical creature of the Russian forests. — The Economist, 22 Apr. 2020 European, American and Japanese furriers had long purchased sable, mink and otter furs from local hunters, but had never been interested in the coarse fur of the Tarbagan marmot. — Paul French, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for sable

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Adjective

There is an accumulation of black growth on the lid and metal chute inside of ice machine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
To keep your witch costume fashionably chic, pointy-toe black lace-up boots or pumps are the perfect finishing touch.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of black

Noun

Animals sightings might include moose, elk, mule deer, ermine, wolves, foxes, bears (both grizzly and black), bald eagles and other birds of prey, and waterfowl like trumpeter swans.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Courtesy of Julie Montagu She’d found the Earl’s coronation robe and waistcoat, complete with ermine.

— Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of ermine

Adjective

The pieces selected by Roach included a pink opal bracelet contrasted by ebony wood and pavé diamonds and complementary large pink opal earrings accented with diamond pavé.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
The venerable patriarch is leaning heavily on an ebony cane, and is followed closely by his personal assistant, a bald gnome of a man, armed with a notebook and pencil.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Definition of ebony

Noun

Flu experts were unequivocal that the government should have ordered the farm to cull its mink, as other countries have done.

— Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026
Mink Brown Baum says to think of a mink brown is a true medium brown that’s rich and shiny, but still understated.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of mink

Noun

If general manager John Chayka can pull another rabbit out of a hat by acquiring a top-four defenceman and shift some of the burden off Raddysh, McCabe and Rielly, perhaps this group can take a bigger step forward.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of rabbit

Noun

The ranch also may be home to threatened or endangered species, including Canada lynx, American marten, snowshoe hare and Gunnison’s prairie dog.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 June 2026
Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026

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