not as black as one is painted

adjective

not as bad as one is said to be

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Meanings

adjectivenot as black as one is painted (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticinformalnot comparablenot as bad as one is said to be
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APA

not as black as one is painted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20as%20black%20as%20one%20is%20painted

MLA

“not as black as one is painted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20as%20black%20as%20one%20is%20painted. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not as black as one is painted,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20as%20black%20as%20one%20is%20painted.

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