BROWNOUT Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

brownout

noun

Definition of brownout

as in blackout

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Recent Examples of brownout Yet, concerns about the impacts of data centers on the electrical grid and local resources, leading to possible blackouts or brownouts, have started to cause community pushback. — Sheila Rohra, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026 The issue of grid reliability and security becomes more pressing—utilities are worried about outages and brownouts, which used to be a summer cooling-season problem but could now occur in winter too. — Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025 But even though the recent closures might most directly affect Fire Station 21, all 26 of Oakland’s fire stations feel the ripple effect of each brownout. — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2025 In areas where our UDC system has been deployed, the grid operator instead institutes a brownout, cutting power by 90 percent. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2017 See All Example Sentences for brownout

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownout

Noun

Mellon finishes off the sweet shift with sculptural earrings and a pair of blackout shades.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
But California hasn’t seen rolling blackouts since that year in large part due to its massive increase in battery energy storage, Seeley said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of blackout

Noun

Three out of every four restaurants keep their doors open past midnight, and there are 10 late-night restaurants open for every 10 square miles.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026
All the victims were hospitalized, and were in stable condition as of midnight, according to DiMartino.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026