Synonyms of colored

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adjective

ˈkə-lərd 

as in colorful

marked by a variety of usually vivid colors

the highly colored glassware that is the studio's hallmark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colorful
• varied
• rainbow
• various
• striped
• multicolored
• vibrant
• varicolored
• variegated
• prismatic
• chromatic
• polychromatic
• multihued
• polychrome
• brilliant
• kaleidoscopic
• bright
• dotted
• motley
• iridescent
• spotted
• patterned
• opalescent
• plaid
• marbled
• checkered
• speckled
• loud
• brave
• garish
• gaudy
• showy
• mottled
• flecked
• flashy
• specked
• striated
• dappled
• banded
• pied
• plaided
• gay
• streaked
• barred
• splashy
• pinto
• dichromatic
• trichromatic
• bicolored
• tricolor
• brindled
• parti-color
• two-toned
• piebald
• two-tone
• bichrome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colorless
• achromatic
• faded
• bleached
• solid
• gray
• monochromatic
• neutral
• pale
• monotone
• faint
• decolorized
• dull
• pallid
• self-colored
• monochromic
• washed-out
• unbrilliant

colored

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verb

past tense of color

1

as in painted

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

• painted
• tinted
• stained
• dyed
• brightened
• pigmented
• tinged
• tinctured
• striped
• darkened
• bepainted
• lightened
• flecked
• speckled
• mottled
• patterned
• marbled
• streaked
• variegated
• checkered
• toned (down)
• striated
• dappled
• specked
• embrowned
• daubed
• polychromed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bleached
• decolorized
• blanched
• whitened

2

as in exaggerated

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

• exaggerated
• padded
• embroidered
• enhanced
• embellished
• expanded
• hyperbolized
• elaborated (on)
• stretched
• satirized
• magnified
• emphasized
• amplified
• enlarged (on or upon)
• fleshed (out)
• stressed
• caricatured
• hedged
• dressed up
• gussied up
• overemphasized
• played up
• overstated
• overplayed
• overdid
• overdrew
• fudged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimized
• understated
• belittled
• played down

3

as in distorted

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

• distorted
• misrepresented
• twisted
• cooked
• obscured
• slanted
• complicated
• perverted
• misinterpreted
• warped
• falsified
• garbled
• confused
• misstated
• censored
• masked
• bent
• fudged
• misrelated
• camouflaged
• disguised
• veiled
• whitewashed
• mistook
• mistranslated
• glossed (over)
• dissembled
• lied
• mixed (up)
• bowdlerized
• belied
• misdescribed
• mystified
• confounded
• misspoke
• equivocated
• paltered
• fibbed
• prevaricated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illustrated
• explained
• interpreted
• illuminated
• cleared (up)
• clarified
• spelled out
• deciphered

4

as in blushed

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

she colored after hearing the nasty remarks about her weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blushed
• flushed
• glowed
• reddened
• crimsoned
• bloomed
• turned color
• rouged
• humiliated
• ruddled
• incarnadined
• mortified
• disconcerted
• abashed
• embarrassed
• fazed
• chagrined
• discomfited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of colored

Adjective

Tea service at Le Salon is worth a booking to experience the delights of delicate finger sandwiches, pastel-colored confections, and A-plus people-watching. —Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026

Seconds later, several others run by and a light-colored sedan speeds off. —Mark Prussin, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

Robert Pattinson jumped on the dusty-pink trend, strapping on a Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Chronograph Moon with a copper-colored dial for the New York premiere of The Drama. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2026

My friends went with a 4-inch thick colored concrete top. —Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026

Costumes by Alice Bristow were appropriately turn-of-the-20th-century, with vividly colored kimonos for the chorus women. —Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026

The Victoria Secret model wore a red silk button-up shirt and maroon-colored maxi skirt, while Daly looped dapper in a gray suit. —Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026

The historic angle also has an appeal that the hyper-colored, hero-type games of the modern era lack. —Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026

Shadows, pink-colored halos, stripes on the moon, and the incandescent glow of the streetlights turned skyward illuminating the row of rooftops populated with what looked like angels holding hands. —Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026

Verb

Participants gave saliva samples before and after the students either colored quietly or participated in pet therapy. —Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026

Illustrations inked and colored by NPR's Malaka Gharib This story was edited by Malaka Gharib. —Andee Tagle, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026

Traces of mercury on some suggest that, to distinguish players, some might have once been colored red. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026

Both dogs in the video were tan colored, and the larger one resembled a Labrador retriever. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026

Modern crystal chandeliers hung overhead, original artworks colored the walls, and floor-to-ceiling windows framed the neon lights of the towers lining Marina Bay. —Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026

The plum colored built-ins add lots of personality to the small space. —Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026

The low-cut silk dress by Issa London was sapphire-colored, just like Kate's heirloom engagement ring. —Instyle Editors, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026

But much like other corals, those born in the darkness can be brightly colored. —K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026