DISCOLORED Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in stained

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verb

past tense of discolor

as in soiled

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Recent Examples of discolored

Adjective

The meat slicer had old discolored meat residue along the blade and the blade housing. — Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 High blood sugar can slow nail growth, make nails brittle, or increase the risk of fungal infections, which may cause thick, crumbly, or discolored nails. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 27 Aug. 2026 According to court records, police found Dunn deceased in a motel room with bruises on her body, including her neck and face, and her eyelids were swollen and discolored. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Rusty or discolored hot water indicates internal corrosion—and usually means replacement is safer and more cost-effective than repairs. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 24 Aug. 2026 Resident Michelle Liu Covell, who sent us video of the discolored water back in March, says the problem has only gotten worse. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Investigators described bruising across her body, including severe bruising to her neck and face, as well as swollen and discolored eyelids. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Look for formulas that also contain ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide to help hydrate skin and blur uneven or discolored areas. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2026 The first hint came from a small swarm of earthquakes on May 8, with NASA satellites spotting steamy volcanic plumes and discolored water the next day. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolored

Adjective

With stained glass, the gray light from outside is filtered through beautiful pieces of glass.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026
How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of stained

Verb

Roma took one last lights-and-sirens ride with Keith that day, clutching his son’s red helmet, now soiled by debris.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Well-loved and used items that are broken, damaged beyond repair, unsafe, or heavily stained or soiled should be thrown out.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of soiled

Verb

Inglessis applies liner near the lash line—easily smudged for a day-to-night look—while Baker, a huge mascara advocate, considers a single coat (if that) all that’s necessary.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
The Bobbi Brown side had faded less and hadn’t smudged as much beneath my lower lash line, which is usually the first area to start running.

— Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of smudged

Verb

The line between legitimate leak prevention and the surveillance or sidelining of critical press coverage has grown increasingly blurred.

— Brian O'Neill, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Still recovering from knee surgery, Phillips held binoculars in one hand, peering down from a booth so high jersey numbers blurred into guesswork.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of blurred

Adjective

In a burst of primary color and trompe l’oeil trickery, five dice—red, yellow, blue, green, white—are suspended against a maroon field densely latticed with dice shapes, the cubes appearing simultaneously to lie stationary on its pip-stippled surface and to tumble downward through space.

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The delicate stippled pattern is reminiscent of shifting clouds that add depth and movement while maintaining an airiness.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2026

Definition of stippled

Verb

Our state has thousands of sites already polluted with toxic chemicals and other pollutants, and those projects affect air quality, safe drinking water and community health for millions of Californians.

— Shannon Olivieri Hovis, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Greenpeace Germany warned that oil has already polluted stretches of coastline and damaged the area's fragile ecosystem.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of polluted

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