Synonyms of brownout

brownout

noun

as in blackout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blackout
• midnight
• blackness
• shadows
• umbrage
• candlelight
• night
• twilight
• dark
• dimout
• dullness
• black
• dusk
• semidarkness
• dulness
• gloom
• darkness
• gloaming
• umbra
• shadiness
• murk
• cloudiness
• dimness
• shade
• haziness
• grayness
• somberness
• murkiness
• faintness
• paleness
• fogginess
• gloominess
• mistiness
• half-light

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• light
• brightness
• day
• glow
• daylight
• glare
• blaze
• brilliance
• lightness
• moonlight
• sunlight
• starlight
• sunshine
• radiance
• luminosity
• shine
• luminance
• luminescence
• effulgence
• incandescence
• radiancy
• luminousness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of brownout

These occurrences are known as rolling blackouts or brownouts (technically, a rotating outage) when power consumption is so high that customers are forced to shut down their electrical power. —Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2024

Additionally, the looming threat of higher electricity rates and potential brownouts and blackouts could worsen challenges for vulnerable communities. —Gary Baxter, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2024

But without an additional 10 gigawatts of dispatchable power, which might need to come partially from natural gas, the state could continue to suffer devastating brownouts. —Jon McGowan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

Translation: The rush to eliminate fossil fuels from the electric power mix could potentially expose America to large-scale brownouts or blackouts. —William F. Shughart Ii, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023