Synonyms of colors

colors 1 of 2

noun

plural of color

1

as in flag

a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling

flew their country's colors atop the highest mast on the ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flag
• banner
• pennant
• pendent
• ensign
• standard
• streamer
• guidon
• pennon
• insignia
• pendant
• banderol
• banderole
• tricolor
• black flag
• white flag
• bunting
• jack
• coat of arms
• union jack
• Jolly Roger
• semaphore
• crest
• badge
• gonfalon
• burgee
• signaler
• signaller
• waft

2

as in troops

the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation

she hopes to carry on the family tradition and serve with the colors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• troops
• soldiers
• military
• armed forces
• service
• force
• rank and file
• servicemen
• reserves
• soldiery
• GIs
• armor
• defense
• militia
• servicewomen
• men-at-arms
• gendarmery
• GI's
• gendarmerie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians
• noncombatants

3

as in nature

the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others

we saw his true colors during the emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nature
• personality
• self
• tone
• character
• constitution
• characteristic
• clay
• complexion
• composition
• disposition
• genius
• spirit
• feature
• essence
• temperament
• trait
• flavor
• uniqueness
• property
• individuality
• makeup
• attribute
• interior
• sort
• distinctness
• grain
• temper
• stamp
• soul
• distinctiveness
• substance
• metal
• habit
• stuff
• way
• singularity
• mark
• hallmark
• essentiality
• savor
• savour
• point
• earmark
• interiority

colors

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of color

1

as in paints

to give color or a different color to

per the couple's request, the baker used natural ingredients like beet juice and turmeric to color the icing for the wedding cake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paints
• tints
• dyes
• stains
• pigments
• brightens
• stripes
• tinges
• tinctures
• darkens
• bepaints
• patterns
• tones (down)
• lightens
• flecks
• mottles
• variegates
• streaks
• speckles
• marbles
• specks
• dapples
• embrowns
• striates
• checkers
• daubs
• polychromes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bleaches
• whitens
• decolorizes
• blanches

2

as in exaggerates

to add to the interest of by including made-up details

he gave a highly colored version of a rather mundane experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exaggerates
• pads
• enhances
• embroiders
• embellishes
• elaborates (on)
• stretches
• expands
• hyperbolizes
• satirizes
• magnifies
• emphasizes
• enlarges (on or upon)
• amplifies
• fleshes (out)
• stresses
• hedges
• caricatures
• overdraws
• overemphasizes
• plays up
• fudges
• overdoes
• dresses up
• overstates
• gussies up
• overplays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizes
• understates
• belittles
• plays down

3

as in distorts

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

his news reporting is colored by his prejudices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorts
• misrepresents
• twists
• slants
• cooks
• obscures
• perverts
• warps
• garbles
• misstates
• falsifies
• masks
• complicates
• misrelates
• fudges
• misinterprets
• camouflages
• disguises
• censors
• mistakes
• confuses
• bends
• veils
• misdescribes
• mistranslates
• glosses (over)
• bowdlerizes
• whitewashes
• misspeaks
• dissembles
• belies
• lies
• palters
• mixes (up)
• fibs
• mystifies
• equivocates
• prevaricates
• confounds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explains
• illustrates
• interprets
• spells out
• illuminates
• clarifies
• clears (up)
• deciphers

4

as in blushes

to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

she colored after hearing the nasty remarks about her weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blushes
• glows
• flushes
• blooms
• turns color
• reddens
• crimsons
• rouges
• incarnadines
• ruddles
• abashes
• disconcerts
• mortifies
• humiliates
• fazes
• discomfits
• embarrasses
• chagrins