Synonyms for purple
ˈpɜr pəlpur·ple

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1. purple, purplenessnoun

   a purple color or pigment

   Synonyms:
   purpleness

   Antonyms:
   unrhetorical, achromatic, neutral, lowborn

2. purpleadjective

   of imperial status

   "he was born to the purple"

   Synonyms:
   purpleness

   Antonyms:
   neutral, lowborn, achromatic, unrhetorical

3. purple, violet, purplishadjective

   of a color intermediate between red and blue

   Synonyms:
   empurpled, over-embellished, violet, regal, majestic, imperial, royal, purplish

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, unrhetorical, lowborn, neutral

4. empurpled, over-embellished, purpleadjective

   excessively elaborate or showily expressed

   "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away"

   Synonyms:
   empurpled, over-embellished, violet, regal, majestic, imperial, royal, purplish

   Antonyms:
   unrhetorical, neutral, lowborn, achromatic

5. imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royalverb

   belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

   "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"

   Synonyms:
   over-embellished, olympian, empurpled, proud, lofty, violet, regal, imperial, majestic, royal, purplish, gallant

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, neutral, unrhetorical, lowborn

6. purpleverb

   become purple

   Synonyms:
   empurple, purpurate

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic, lowborn, unrhetorical

7. purple, empurple, purpurateverb

   color purple

   Synonyms:
   empurple, purpurate

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, lowborn, unrhetorical, neutral

Matched Categories

1. • Chromatic Color
   • Discolor

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1. List of paraphrases for "purple":

   violet, mauve, violette, crimson, violeta, bromocresol

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1. President Obama:

   Even if he had never performed the actions for which he is being recognized here today, Ed Byers would be long remembered for his compassion, his sacrifice and his endurance: 11 overseas deployments, nine combat tours, recipient of the Purple Heart twice, Bronze Star with valor five times.

2. Wayne Pyden:

   I don't see how anybody has stopped diversity here in town that I am aware of. I don't know off the top of my head what type of initiatives the city could take to get more diversity, but in my own heart and my own mind and people around me, people here at the table, everybody's welcome to Marysville. I don't care if you're purple, whatever... you're welcome to our community.

3. Glenn Jacobs:

   I work out five to six times a week, when the sun comes up on the left-hand side, the hills are backlit purple -- it's gorgeous.

4. Sean Higgins:

   How do you compare someone getting wounded in combat to someone getting in trouble for message he sent? How can Cohen claim (Strzok) get a Purple Heart for that?

5. Ally Coll:

   The Purple Campaigns mission is to end workplace sexual harassment by implementing stronger corporate policies, establishing better laws and empowering people to create lasting change within their own workplaces and communities.