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multicolored

adjective

ˌməl-tē-ˈkə-lərd How to pronounce multicolored (audio)
Definition of multicolorednext
as in colorful
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors displays of multicolored pottery from her native Mexico

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Recent Examples of multicolored Choose from eleven different solid and multicolored options to fit your decor. — Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multicolored
  1. colorful
  2. colored
  3. varied
  4. rainbow
Adjective
  • This year’s outdoor fall decor runs the gamut from classic pumpkins and colorful wreaths to lanterns, doormats and pieces that lean more neutral than traditional orange and black.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Florida has a colorful history as a haven for smugglers and scammers.
    — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of colorful
Adjective
  • Initially built in 1866 but finished in 1871, the completion year is written in colored slate on the mansard roof.
    — Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Besides the baseball cap, the suspect was wearing a light-colored short-sleeve shirt and khaki pants the night of the attack, cops said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of colored
Adjective
  • The top is varied enough in design enough to wear with jeans, a skirt, or your favorite work trousers.
    — Jessie Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The reasons for the troubled funding landscape are varied and at times unclear, according to nearly two dozen fundraisers and organizers who spoke with the AP.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of varied
Adjective
  • Players whose teams wore Pride Night caps had the option to wear their everyday, non-rainbow hats.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • The numbers on the backs of player jerseys were rainbow, and there were constantly pride/rainbow graphics popping up on the jumbotron.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of rainbow

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“Multicolored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multicolored. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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