Synonyms of colored

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adjective

ˈkə-lərd 

as in colorful

marked by a variety of usually vivid colors

the highly colored glassware that is the studio's hallmark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colorful
• varied
• rainbow
• various
• striped
• multicolored
• vibrant
• varicolored
• variegated
• prismatic
• chromatic
• polychromatic
• multihued
• polychrome
• brilliant
• kaleidoscopic
• bright
• dotted
• motley
• iridescent
• spotted
• patterned
• opalescent
• plaid
• marbled
• checkered
• speckled
• loud
• brave
• garish
• gaudy
• showy
• mottled
• flecked
• flashy
• specked
• striated
• dappled
• banded
• pied
• plaided
• gay
• streaked
• barred
• splashy
• pinto
• dichromatic
• trichromatic
• bicolored
• tricolor
• brindled
• parti-color
• two-toned
• piebald
• two-tone
• bichrome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colorless
• achromatic
• faded
• bleached
• solid
• gray
• monochromatic
• neutral
• pale
• monotone
• faint
• decolorized
• dull
• pallid
• self-colored
• monochromic
• washed-out
• unbrilliant

colored

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verb

past tense of color

1

as in painted

to give color or a different color to

per the couple's request, the baker used natural ingredients like beet juice and turmeric to color the icing for the wedding cake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• painted
• tinted
• stained
• dyed
• brightened
• pigmented
• tinged
• tinctured
• striped
• darkened
• bepainted
• lightened
• flecked
• speckled
• mottled
• patterned
• marbled
• streaked
• variegated
• checkered
• toned (down)
• striated
• dappled
• specked
• embrowned
• daubed
• polychromed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bleached
• decolorized
• blanched
• whitened

2

as in exaggerated

to add to the interest of by including made-up details

he gave a highly colored version of a rather mundane experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exaggerated
• padded
• embroidered
• enhanced
• embellished
• expanded
• hyperbolized
• elaborated (on)
• stretched
• satirized
• magnified
• emphasized
• amplified
• enlarged (on or upon)
• fleshed (out)
• stressed
• caricatured
• hedged
• dressed up
• gussied up
• overemphasized
• played up
• overstated
• overplayed
• overdid
• overdrew
• fudged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimized
• understated
• belittled
• played down

3

as in distorted

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

his news reporting is colored by his prejudices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorted
• misrepresented
• twisted
• cooked
• obscured
• slanted
• complicated
• perverted
• misinterpreted
• warped
• falsified
• garbled
• confused
• misstated
• censored
• masked
• bent
• fudged
• misrelated
• camouflaged
• disguised
• veiled
• whitewashed
• mistook
• mistranslated
• glossed (over)
• dissembled
• lied
• mixed (up)
• bowdlerized
• belied
• misdescribed
• mystified
• confounded
• misspoke
• equivocated
• paltered
• fibbed
• prevaricated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illustrated
• explained
• interpreted
• illuminated
• cleared (up)
• clarified
• spelled out
• deciphered

4

as in blushed

to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

she colored after hearing the nasty remarks about her weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blushed
• flushed
• glowed
• reddened
• crimsoned
• bloomed
• turned color
• rouged
• humiliated
• ruddled
• incarnadined
• mortified
• disconcerted
• abashed
• embarrassed
• fazed
• chagrined
• discomfited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of colored

Adjective

When the Woods Hole Science Aquarium reopens in 2027, the split-colored lobster is expected to be among the animals on display for visitors — a 1-in-50-million catch that went from a Cape Cod fishing boat to a permanent home at a Massachusetts aquarium. —Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026

Deputies put out a be-on-the-lookout for a dark-colored car. —Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026

Add some bright, festive color to your spread with these naturally-colored beauties. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026

Houchins and Trahan were back at the crosswalk shortly after Worrell’s announcement, which again had colored chalk filling in the spaces between the white lines. —Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026

Played by a Colman Domingo who is done up to look the most wax figurine of them all in a shellacking of makeup, prosthetics, and colored contacts, Joe is always either giving an avaricious open-mouthed leer or a cold-eyed glare. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

Grouse and deer hunting would start soon, along with the kaleidoscope of colored leaves falling. —Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026

Pair them with the collection’s burl wood dining table and caramel-colored rug. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2026

What to expect at Super Nintendo World Super Nintendo World is a brightly colored theme park that features all things Nintendo. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026

Verb

The lower half of his leg was darkly colored, indicating bleeding under his skin. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026

On the paths between gravestones are colored footprints, as if left by cartoon characters. —Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026

The 2026 draft is already being colored, to some degree, by next year’s proceedings. —Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026

Guggenheim is currently at work on The Whisper War, a five-issue sci-fi mystery thriller from Amazon's Comixology Originals, illustrated by Sedat Oezgen (Savage Sword of Conan), colored by Carlos Cabrera and lettered by Dave Sharpe. —Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

The best use of baking soda for stain removal is as a whitening agent to brighten dingy white or light-colored clothes or household goods. —Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026

That’s because it has been colored with a light shade of misogyny since day one. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026

Every chain is covered with a rust-protective vinyl cover which may be brightly colored for visibility depending on the length and strength. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026

Asian swamp eels in Florida are largely of an olive or drab brown color with yellow-orange bellies, though some can be brightly colored with variations of orange, pink and calico patterns. —Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026