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Antonyms for yellow
ˈyɛl oʊyel·low

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  1. yellownoun

    To cause to become yellow or more yellow.

    Synonyms:
    cowardly, amber

    Antonyms:
    red, green

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  1. yellow, yellownessadjective

    yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

    Antonyms:
    unsensational, new, honourable, brave, healthy, neutral, achromatic, honorable, courageous

    Synonyms:
    yellowness

  2. yellow, yellowish, xanthousadjective

    of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

    Antonyms:
    new, healthy, courageous, honourable, honorable, neutral, achromatic, unsensational, brave

    Synonyms:
    jaundiced, yellow-bellied, icteric, scandalmongering, white-livered, yellowed, xanthous, yellowish, chicken, lily-livered, yellow(a), chickenhearted, sensationalistic

  3. chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-belliedadjective

    easily frightened

    Antonyms:
    courageous, brave, unsensational, honorable, healthy, neutral, new, achromatic, honourable

    Synonyms:
    jaundiced, yellow-bellied, icteric, scandalmongering, white-livered, yellowed, xanthous, yellowish, chicken, lily-livered, yellow(a), chickenhearted, sensationalistic

  4. yellow, yellowedadjective

    changed to a yellowish color by age

    "yellowed parchment"

    Antonyms:
    neutral, honorable, new, achromatic, healthy, courageous, unsensational, brave, honourable

    Synonyms:
    jaundiced, yellow-bellied, icteric, scandalmongering, white-livered, yellowed, xanthous, yellowish, chicken, lily-livered, yellow(a), chickenhearted, sensationalistic

  5. scandalmongering, sensationalistic, yellow(a)adjective

    typical of tabloids

    "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press"

    Antonyms:
    brave, neutral, healthy, new, honourable, achromatic, courageous, unsensational, honorable

  6. yellowadjective

    cowardly or treacherous

    "the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight; "too yellow to stand and fight"

    Antonyms:
    honorable, brave, unsensational, neutral, honourable, achromatic, healthy, courageous, new

    Synonyms:
    jaundiced, yellow-bellied, icteric, scandalmongering, white-livered, yellowed, xanthous, yellowish, chicken, lily-livered, yellow(a), chickenhearted, sensationalistic

  7. jaundiced, icteric, yellowverb

    affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

    Antonyms:
    neutral, new, achromatic, brave, unsensational, honorable, honourable, healthy, courageous

    Synonyms:
    yellow(a), yellow-bellied, icteric, scandalmongering, white-livered, yellowed, xanthous, yellowish, chicken, lily-livered, jaundiced, chickenhearted, sensationalistic

  8. yellowverb

    turn yellow

    "The pages of the book began to yellow"

    Antonyms:
    achromatic, unsensational, brave, honorable, courageous, honourable, new, healthy, neutral

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. yellowadjective

    Synonyms:
    golden, sallow, tawny, ecru, amber, fallow, fulvous, croconic, jaundiced, fulvid, buff, luteous, saffron, ocherous, lurid

How to use yellow in a sentence?

  1. Jaimie Selke:

    This yellow shark is undoubtedly the most famous [ character ] I have ever worked with, having two young kids [ Jaimie Selke ] means that we have been singing this song at home for a very long time.

  2. Carla Sims:

    The rest of the homes were to be priced between $250,000 and upwards of $600,000, in Yellow Springs, and in many other places, that is not considered affordable housing.

  3. Rose McGowan:

    I ’m not worried, I ’m f --- ing mad with the lies, i ’m mad that you put s --- on me because I have a f --- ing vagina and I ’m white or I ’m black or I ’m yellow or I ’m purple. F --- off ! All of us want to say it. I just do !

  4. Esther Bustamante:

    They immediately put up yellow [ tape ] saying it was a crime scene, then I knew the worst was coming.

  5. Baelyn Schwab:

    Baelyn Schwab was still acting fine. Baelyn Schwab still acted perfectly healthy. Baelyn Schwab skin wasn't yellow, just Baelyn Schwab eyes.

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