Synonyms of white

white

adjective

ˈ(h)wīt 

1

as in faded

lacking an addition of color

dazzlingly white paint on the walls of the new house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faded
• transparent
• colorless
• unpainted
• gray
• uncolored
• undyed
• clear
• unstained
• whited
• bleached
• tintless
• pale
• liquid
• neutral
• faint
• snowy
• pallid
• lucent
• limpid
• pellucid
• snow-white
• washy
• palish
• dull
• washed-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colored
• painted
• stained
• tinted
• hued
• dyed
• tinged
• pigmented
• tinct
• colorful
• multicolored
• colorized
• variegated
• varicolored
• polychromatic
• tinctured
• polychrome

2

as in harmless

not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt

told a little white lie to spare her feelings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harmless
• innocent
• benign
• safe
• healthy
• innocuous
• sound
• inoffensive
• anodyne
• mild
• gentle
• hurtless
• healthful
• benignant
• wholesome
• salubrious
• gracious
• trustworthy
• unobjectionable
• nonthreatening
• nonpoisonous
• nontoxic
• noncorrosive
• painless
• nonpolluting
• noninfectious
• nonfatal
• nondestructive
• nonlethal
• nonvenomous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evil
• bad
• dangerous
• ill
• adverse
• harmful
• wicked
• noxious
• pernicious
• poisonous
• detrimental
• damaging
• deleterious
• prejudicial
• mischievous
• baleful
• injurious
• hurtful
• sinister
• menacing
• venomous
• baneful
• ominous
• threatening
• hazardous
• unsafe
• nocuous
• risky
• unhealthy
• nasty
• perilous
• offensive
• painful
• unsound
• unwholesome
• lethal
• unhealthful
• malignant
• fatal
• deadly
• destructive
• noxious
• insidious
• scathing
• polluted
• ruinous
• noisome
• parlous
• imperiling
• jeopardizing
• tainted
• pestilent
• wounding

3

as in pure

free from sin

the tendency to see everything and everyone as morally black or white

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pure
• innocent
• honorable
• immaculate
• impeccable
• chaste
• moral
• righteous
• virgin
• sinless
• ethical
• good
• virtuous
• unblemished
• honest
• spotless
• unsullied
• unstained
• upright
• decent
• blameless
• guiltless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sinful
• impure
• evil
• lustful
• lascivious
• lewd
• wicked
• lecherous
• libidinous
• unchaste
• immoral
• corrupt
• peccant
• degenerate
• fallen
• oversexed
• lickerish
• unrighteous
• iniquitous
• sinning
• lost
• depraved
• perverted
• damned
• dissolute
• debased
• condemned
• erring
• debauched
• reprobate
• virtueless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of white

The living room, its soft, rounded furnishings balanced by a formal white-marble fireplace, flows through to a stone-floored sunroom with a red-brick fireplace. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

Deluxe Rooms have white and cream linens and leather headboards. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Most white women my age will still sort ourselves into types around our favorites. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

There aren’t any facilities and guests must hike or take a boat to reach the north-facing beach with almost blindingly white sand. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing white

• white heat
• white knight
• white lightning