OLIVE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

olive

adjective

Definition of olive

as in brown

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Recent Examples of olive Video of the incident obtained by CBS News showed a group of around 20 masked men clad in black or gray clothes descending a hill from the area of an Israeli settlement outpost into an olive grove near the Palestinian village of Abu Falah. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Tens of thousands of Palestinian families rely on olive groves for income, while rights groups say settler attacks have surged and Israeli authorities rarely hold perpetrators accountable. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 And that took place on another tier of their garden, in an amphitheater amid an olive grove. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 Fitting and stuffing olives by hand for olive all’ascolana, a traditional street snack from Italy’s Marche region, is no joke. — Cate Huguelet, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for olive

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Bold from brown butter and balsamic vinegar and bright from lemon, the crunchy topping is an excellent foil to the sweetness of roasted squash.

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
From the Winnipeg Jets’ full aurora borealis scene on the hem to the Boston Bruins having a brown jersey for the first time in more than 100 years, the league made sure to be grounding each look into something recognizable by each rabid fan base.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of brown

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To its members, Latin America’s leaders weren’t revolutionary peers but swarthy radicals.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Sporting Robert Shaw’s distinctive fisherman’s cap, flinty and crooked grin, and swarthy mutton-chop sideburns, Gildart Jackson’s is an evocative portrayal of Robert Shaw.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of swarthy

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