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

The seasonal color palette builds on the colored denim trend while reflecting market demand for versatile fabrics and products with lasting appeal beyond a single season. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Lifelike Cat With a face full of fur and electric-green-colored contacts, this cat costume begs to be seen. — Michella Oré, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2026

Verb

And 1014 Gallery’s show of Vincent Wechselberger’s handprints, documenting the hedonism and tenderness that have colored a decade of the photographer’s life in Berlin, is reason enough for a Dalston detour. — Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

People’s responses were also colored by everyone suddenly having lawyers and managers and agents, wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026