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coloring

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of coloring

1 a substance used to color other materials
  • added more coloring to the buttercream frosting to get the perfect shade of blue
Synonyms of coloring

color, colorant, dye, dyestuff, pigment, stain
Words Related to coloring

tint, toner

cast, hue, shade, tinge
2 the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face
  • the pale coloring of people of Irish descent
Synonyms of coloring

color, complexion
Words Related to coloring

shade, tint, tone

features, lineaments, looks

countenance, face, visage
3 the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
  • the unexciting facts were given a sensational coloring in the local news
Synonyms of coloring

caricature, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, exaggeration, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding, stretching
Words Related to coloring

amplification, enhancement

fabrication, misrepresentation

fudging, hedging

hype, puffery

superlative
Near Antonyms of coloring

belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing
Antonyms of coloring

meiosis, understatement

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