Synonyms of tinge

tinge 1 of 2

noun

ˈtinj 

as in shade

a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished

there's a bluish tinge to your lips—you must be freezing!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shade
• tone
• color
• hue
• tint
• coloration
• tincture
• undertone
• coloring
• cast
• overtone
• contrast
• brightness
• saturation
• lightness
• chroma
• pigmentation
• value
• chromaticity
• primary color
• secondary color
• tertiary color
• colorway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• achromatism

tinge

2 of 2

verb

as in to tint

to give color or a different color to

just slightly tinge the frosting with yellow food coloring to give it a lemony look

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tint
• paint
• color
• stain
• dye
• pigment
• brighten
• tincture
• darken
• stripe
• bepaint
• lighten
• fleck
• streak
• tone (down)
• speck
• marble
• speckle
• dapple
• mottle
• striate
• polychrome
• variegate
• pattern
• daub
• checker
• embrown

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bleach
• blanch
• whiten
• decolorize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tinge

Noun

That flattened front-end design is lifted loosely from the GT1 Le Mans racer, while the back half has tinges of the 959. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026

There was a tinge of hometown bias to the honorific, but not enough to call it hyperbole. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

More closely associated with its long history with music, streetwear, or chintzy souvenir T-shirts tinged with childhood family vacation memories, this DIY technique is popping up across the major runways from Margiela to Dries Van Noten and beyond. — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Earlier works tinging with an obscure kind of darkness that hinted at tortured psychological states have all but disappeared from her work and living quarters in lieu of an elegant old world charm. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026