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dye

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dye

a substance used to color other materials

soaked the fabric in blue dye

Synonyms of dye

color, colorant, coloring, dyestuff, pigment, stain

Words Related to dye

cast, hue, shade, tinge

dye

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dye

to give color or a different color to

dyed her hair a startling red

Synonyms of dye

bepaint [archaic], color, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint

Words Related to dye

brighten, lighten

darken, embrown, tone (down)

checker, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, speck, speckle, streak, striate, stripe, variegate

Near Antonyms of dye

blanch, bleach, whiten

Antonyms of dye

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