Synonyms of purple

purple

adjective

ˈpər-pəl 

as in rhetoric

full of fine words and fancy expressions

an overwritten novel with far too many purple patches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• rhetorical
• ornate
• flowery
• florid
• aureate
• eloquent
• grandiloquent
• hifalutin
• high-sounding
• excessive
• boastful
• magnific
• affected
• highfalutin
• high-flown
• inflated
• bloated
• grandiose
• pretentious
• flattering
• bombastic
• pompous
• stilted
• fancy-pants
• fulsome
• bookish
• learned
• elevated
• lofty
• inkhorn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plain
• prosaic
• bald
• direct
• simple
• lean
• spare
• stark
• unadorned
• natural
• matter-of-fact
• unpoetic
• straightforward
• unaffected
• unpretentious
• plainspoken

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of purple

This feeling of pure delight followed me to the spa while the boys strolled the vast stretches of green covered in olive trees, weeping willows, and purple maples. —Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025

The actress opted for a purple sequin gown and flippy bob hairstyle. 11 of 13 Jane Seymour Jane Seymour knows the power of an LBD. —Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025

In a different room, Skeels showed me a wooden box inside of which a homemade, clear-plastic tunnel forked in two directions: on one side, toward a yellow circle on the floor of the enclosure, and on the other, toward a purple one. —Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025

The Republican supermajority picked up three seats at the Statehouse after the November general election, ousting Democratic incumbents in two of Idaho’s purple districts. —Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025