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
Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 29 July 2025
Wear on both cheeks and lips for a monochrome moment.
—Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Lois Alter Mark, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Mix and match colors for a set, or keep things monochrome for a sleek bathroom appeal.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The post was a calm image that’s minimal yet commanding, with clean typography and a modern monochrome palette that suggests both intellectual depth and style authority.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 29 July 2025
Wear on both cheeks and lips for a monochrome moment.
—Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Noun
There’s a similar logic to vivid trees and bushes that are monochrome.
—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Mix and match colors for a set, or keep things monochrome for a sleek bathroom appeal.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monochrome
Adjective
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Frank has also tinkered with the team’s structure out of possession, giving them a more solid base to press high up the pitch without as many holes.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ward was solid in his preseason debut vs. the Bucs last week, completing 5-of-8 passes for 67 yards.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So just like in Impressionist paintings and old sepia photos, Parisians can once again cool off in their river.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the back storeroom of the Olivera Egg Ranch in San Jose, Ed Olivera Jr., 76, gazed at miniature sepia and grey-tone photographs in an album splayed open on a long steel table.—
Jia H. Jung,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 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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While it will be released on audiobook platforms, print and digital versions will also be published.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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With job creation at stall speed and tariff headwinds ahead, a negative payroll print in the coming months is a strong possibility, which may conjure up recession fears.—
Jeffrey Schulze,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But a continuous thread was a Daphne Blake-esque purple; in pea coats, sheer dresses, billowing blouses, and a monochromatic heels and stockings combo.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Aug. 2025
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Now, photo mat boards are carving out a more approachable take on the monochromatic trend.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Evie’s job was in design, which mostly entailed choosing typefaces and superimposing them onto photographs taken by someone else—a luxury sailboat anchored off the white sands of Tahiti, for example; a tattooed ceramicist staring from her studio; a plump, healthy chicken poised for slaughter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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And for the first time — a moment recorded in a black-and-white photograph — a Black man received the Navy Cross.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Judges can order financially distressed nursing homes into receivership and appoint a neutral third party to take over management and file regular reports to the courts.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These traits are not neutral—they’re cognitive biases in disguise.—
Miriam Groom,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the photos, Thompson is seen playing baseball alongside his family and friends — and in one photo, poses in the dugout with his arm around Megan, 30.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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See photos from the scene and a procession of officers honoring their life, service and sacrifice.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Monochrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monochrome. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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