SKEWBALD Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of skewbald

as in pinto

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noun

as in roan

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Adjective

Drain and rinse the pinto, cannellini, kidney and black beans.

— The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Spice up your Super Bowl party with these pinto beans, garnished with savory bacon and spicy poblano peppers.

— Christopher Michel, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023

Definition of pinto

Noun

Beside the wounded Appaloosa was a friendly bay roan, there to keep the Appaloosa calm.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
The effort builds on roughly two years of development, during which the company has assembled the ancient bluebuck genome, created a reference genome using the roan antelope, completed comparative genomic analysis, and established foundational cellular and reproductive systems for the species.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

Definition of roan

Noun

Like any Boise kid, William Goodman grew up knowing landmarks such as the rearing palomino above the Ranch Club in Garden City.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Rogers bought the ranch property to build a house with stables for his golden palomino horse, Trigger, as reported by the San Fernando Valley Times in November 1938.

— Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 26 June 2025

Definition of palomino

Noun

In my tests with SDR input, none of the preset modes handled shadow detail well, with Movie mode earning the lowest marks on that score by merging dark areas into a solid black in some scenes.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
Its range leans in a bolder direction, from floral motifs to more Deco-style designs like the MetroChic collection which incorporates geometric black-and-gold details.

— Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of black

Adjective

Around Woodland Margins In the wild, poison ivy typically grows best in the dappled light along the edges of forests or along hiking trails that get just a touch of sun.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
To ease the demands of watering, consider moving some containers out of full sun locations and into areas of dappled shade.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dappled

Noun

These include artichoke, asparagus, lovage, rhubarb, sea kale, and sorrel.

— Cori Sears, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
At cocktail hour, guests drifted back to the firepit for sunset cocktails like the green flow (gin, sorrel, mastiha liqueur) and bowls of local pistachios.

— Anya von Bremzen, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026

Definition of sorrel

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