as in solid
having or consisting of a single color
an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawings
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Recent Examples of monochrome
Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
The painting is monochrome—blacks, grays, white—and the perspective intentionally distorted.
—Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
While the camera has captured Curiosity in color previously, this time the rover happened to fall within the monochrome part of the image.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Before the show, Beckham styled a mostly monochrome look, evocative of an edgier take on the quiet luxury trend.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
The painting is monochrome—blacks, grays, white—and the perspective intentionally distorted.
—Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
Michelle DeYoung presides as the haughty mother, her blood-orange dress a streak of color on the monochrome stage.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
While the camera has captured Curiosity in color previously, this time the rover happened to fall within the monochrome part of the image.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monochrome
Adjective
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Vanney started with a back five defensive shape in an effort to give his team a solid base to play from and clog the midfield.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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The district will work on the official policies in the upcoming months to have a solid policy by the start of the 2025-26 school year.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
Noun
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The light is too harshly angled and full of diodes, too precise, too careful and still somehow not careful enough, not surreal, sepia and tender enough.—
Harmony Holiday,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The sepia print, which appears to be a techno advance just a small step above tintype, was cut to fit an oval frame.—
Denise Snodell,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The women's brains showed a clear divide between the areas of the brain activated by self and non-self MHCs.—
Breanna Draxler,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2013
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An inspector’s notes also stated there were cardboard containers on the floor, a non-self closing restroom door, no training documentation for the staff.—
Pam McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2023
Noun
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And unlike at those earlier, fancier stops, in L.A., the prints have price tags.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2025
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Fontan is piloting print paste production to meet industry colorfastness standards, and Sobh plans to expand Visenleer into Southern Italy’s fishing communities.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Sabrina Carpenter and Anne Hathaway hit up a Versace affair in respective blue sparkles and monochromatic sharp suiting, while Harlem held a rager with Doechii, Law Roach, A$AP Rocky, and Tyler Mitchell putting on their party gear.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 May 2025
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Anderson's monochromatic look also featured a wide-neck long-sleeve top and wide-leg pants.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The Saratoga Rotary’s 66th annual Art Show will return to West Valley College on Saturday and Sunday, with sculptures, paintings, photographs and mixed-media art on display from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Share Old Memories One sentimental way to share family memories is by looking through old photographs or home movies.—
Laura Broadwell,
Parents,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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For one, the upstart Wings and dynastic Las Vegas Aces go to work at a particularly cool neutral site — Purcell Pavilion, home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, cathedral to Muffet McGraw’s national championship program.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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There were about 140,000 Jews in the Netherlands, a neutral country, when the Germans arrived in 1940.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
3 May 2025
Noun
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This photo provided by Guinness World Records shows Pearl, the world's shortest living dog, with Reginald, the world's tallest living dog, both certified by Guinness World Records, during a playdate in Idaho Falls, Idaho, April 5, 2025.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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Harriet and Nina are picking out photos to show the commissioners at the parole hearing.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Monochrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monochrome. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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