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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After decades of complaints regarding discolored tap water, Fort Lauderdale is preparing to open a new water treatment plant in September aimed at solving the issue of water that residents say often appears yellow. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 6 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 Symptoms of overheating range from excessive panting and discolored gums to collapse. — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 These pests feed on most Cucurbit plants, and signs of them include discolored leaves, stunted plants, and scarred fruit in their wake. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026 Furniture stains and splotches are the last thing anyone wants to think about when curating the perfect domestic space, but there’s nothing remotely enjoyable about discolored blobs on furniture. — Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026 Then, earlier this year, photographs taken during a Medal of Honor ceremony in March showed discolored skin behind his right ear. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 June 2026 Symptoms such as stunting, discolored foliage, leaf vein discoloration, and irregular growth commonly occur along with leaf curling. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 If your plants are developing discolored leaf tips early in the season, your garlic crop may need fertilizer. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolored

Adjective

Cover the stained area with the paste, and rub it in with a sponge.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 July 2026
Victorian mansions that survived great storms and eras of change take up whole blocks, colossal buildings with stained glass windows and towering turrets.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Definition of stained

Adjective

The traffic safety law, Assembly Bill 413, prohibits parking within 20 feet of the approach side of a marked or unmarked crosswalk, or within 15 feet when a curb extension is present.

— Madison Smalstig July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Their sometimes fiery back and forth in the virtual group interview was a marked contrast to some of their in-person group appearances before civic organizations and Democratic Party organizations.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of marked

Verb

The color was also gently smudged below her lower lashes, winging ever so faintly upward at the outer corner.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 20 July 2026
Loose waves and smudged eye makeup, sharpened with pink at the inner corners, kept the effect closer to one of her stage looks.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026

Definition of smudged

Verb

Miramax's explosive success with Pulp Fiction ignited an indie boom, rewrote Oscar campaigns, and blurred the line between independent cinema and the Hollywood mainstream.

— Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
But the line between what’s complimentary and what’s supposed to stay in the hotel has become increasingly blurred.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 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

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