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

Zones 3-9 Oriental Poppy The brightly colored flowers of Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale), with their delicate, papery petals, bloom in mid to late spring, sometimes until early summer. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

Kate styled her long chestnut-colored hair in a half-up, half-down ‘do with soft waves and wore rosy makeup. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

The dead stems are still prominent in the winter, forming a dense tan or orange-colored mat that resembles a layer of hay. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026

The attack on Sais, a Sacramento City Hall employee and liaison to City Councilmember Eric Guerra, colored an otherwise joyous and defiant Rainbow Festival this weekend in the midtown neighborhood. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026