TRICOLOR Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

variants or tricolored

Definition of tricolor

as in bicolored

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Recent Examples of tricolor

Adjective

The nickel-grey sunburst dial features a tonal version of Zenith’s tricolor El Primero subdials and polished details. — Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025 The honeycomb court and the tricolor purple-teal-gray scheme are smooth on the eyes. — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025

Noun

The plant’s tiny tubular flowers grow in clusters and come in red, pink, yellow, orange, purple, and white—sometimes in single, bi, or tricolor form. — Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026 When the gene is inherited from both parents, the cat's color appears more faded and soft than that of a regular calico, which is usually a rich tricolor coat of black, orange, and white. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tricolor

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricolor

Adjective

For a bicolored tomato whose flavor matches its beauty, both from the outside and the inside, consider Captain Lucky.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
Caladiums, especially bicolor varieties with white or pink leaves, bring welcome color to part-shade containers.

— Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of bicolored

Adjective

But their gray world is rich in attributes that might otherwise pale in our trichromatic, million-color world.

— Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
About 30 million years ago, one of our primate ancestors’ cones split into two — red- and green-detecting — which, together with the existing blue-detecting cone, give us trichromatic vision.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2016

Definition of trichromatic

Noun

Situational hitting, bunting, sacrifice flies and moving runners over helped loosen the lineup, allowing the power hitters to do their thing without feeling the need to produce in every at-bat.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The Patriots festooned their parties with banners and flags; thus, streamers, bunting or trendy flag banners in red, white, and blue would be an impeccable look.

— Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of bunting

Adjective

This is because dichromatic vision depends on two types of light-sensitive cone cells rather than the three types responsible for color vision in humans.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
However, these stories reach far beyond the understanding of ethics as dichromatic, immutable codes of conduct and delve into more complex internal dilemmas.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025

Definition of dichromatic

Noun

In the bleachers, members of the Bleacher Creatures unfurl and display an American flag, and it’s usually shown on the big scoreboard screen in center field.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Earlier, in a downpour at daybreak, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top military officials stood outside and watched as a giant American flag was unfurled on the building struck by one of those planes a quarter-century ago.

— Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of flag

Adjective

Tegu These fat, speckled lizards hail from Argentina and arrived in Florida with a hunger for eggs— alligator, turtle, tortoise and bird alike.

— Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Bred at the organization’s Beckman Center for Conservation Research, the tiny, speckled frogs have been reintroduced at several different high-elevation mountain habitats, including Bluff Lake in the Big Bear Valley.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of speckled

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