Synonyms of pastel

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noun

as in watercolor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watercolor
• drawing
• gouache
• tempera
• acrylic
• etching
• finger painting
• distemper
• aquarelle
• sketch
• masterpiece
• diptych
• canvass
• painting
• oil
• canvas
• mural
• fresco
• triptych
• panorama
• showpiece
• pièce de résistance
• oil painting

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adjective

as in pale

lacking intensity of color

a pastel blue to go with the pale pink walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pale
• faded
• light
• dulled
• dull
• washy
• faint
• white
• grey
• neutral
• gray
• washed-out
• matte
• mat
• bleached
• lusterless
• muddy
• lackluster
• dim
• matt
• dirty
• flat
• unpainted
• achromatic
• colorless
• washed
• uncolored
• undyed
• whitened
• blanched
• unstained
• indistinct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dark
• rich
• deep
• gay
• colored
• bright
• vivid
• vibrant
• brilliant
• painted
• colorful
• rainbow
• chromatic
• stained
• tinted
• dyed
• tinged
• multicolored
• variegated
• prismatic
• garish
• gaudy
• showy
• loud
• flashy
• polychromatic
• varicolored
• polychrome
• motley
• splashy