What are some opposite words for colorful?
Antonyms for colorful
ˈkʌl ər fəlcol·or·ful
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term colorful.
Princeton's WordNet
colorful, colourfuladjective
having striking color
"colorful autumn leaves"
Antonyms:
washed-out, etiolate, whitened, pastelike, dulled, blanched, pallid, somber, waxlike, colourless, pale, waxen, waxy, sober, faded, etiolated, sombre, colorless, livid, bloodless, lurid, ashen, prefaded, pasty, washy, wan, drab, bleached, greyed, white, neutralcolorful, colourfuladjective
striking in variety and interest
"a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"
Antonyms:
neutral, colorless, waxlike, sober, greyed, ashen, somber, waxy, etiolated, bleached, drab, white, pallid, washed-out, waxen, pale, lurid, washy, bloodless, whitened, colourless, dulled, pasty, wan, blanched, pastelike, faded, livid, etiolate, sombre, prefadedcolored, coloured, colorfuladjective
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
"colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"
Antonyms:
pallid, blanched, white, wan, waxy, ashen, lurid, colourless, pasty, prefaded, somber, bleached, waxen, etiolate, pastelike, sombre, pale, whitened, colorless, livid, washy, drab, faded, greyed, sober, etiolated, dulled, waxlike, neutral, bloodless, washed-outSynonyms:
slanted, dark, biased, colourful, bleached, dyed, non-white, one-sided, coloured, dark-skinned
How to use colorful in a sentence?
Throughout the investigation, we met a lot of colorful characters, and some things that were said were surprising. The majority were just people who wanted to get their 15 minutes and there was n’t much we [ could have done ] with that information.
There were hopes in society that something good would happen when Prime Minister Abe's government started, that timing matched the momentum when the fashion industry was trying to introduce colorful items.
Kids tolerate masks really well. Kids tolerate masks a lot more than adults give them credit for, especially if you make it fun, if you make it colorful or something that they enjoy, kids will not only have no problem but they'll want to wear the masks.
It's a melting pot, curry from India, noodles from China, it's very colorful, all the spices. And if you want a snack, the dried fish. It's yum.
No man is esteemed for colorful garments except by fools and women.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#348 | white | |
#5908 | neutral | |
#9332 | pale | |
#9703 | wan | |
#10207 | colorful | |
#18087 | faded | |
#19532 | sober | |
#38890 | colorless | |
#41014 | bleached | |
#43052 | drab | |
#47762 | somber | |
#54519 | waxy | |
#56410 | livid | |
#59538 | sombre | |
#61729 | pasty | |
#62489 | lurid | |
#70175 | ashen | |
#72491 | bloodless | |
#77536 | colourless | |
#78143 | pallid | |
#81132 | blanched | |
#94903 | washy | |
#95683 | dulled | |
#96455 | greyed | |
#137368 | whitened | |
#194502 | waxen | |
#244840 | etiolated |
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