/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of black and tan Find synonyms for: Noun1. Black and Tan, recruit, military recruitusage: an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921Adjective1. black-and-tan, patterned (vs. plain)usage: having a pattern of black and tanWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: industrious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language