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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How to use purple in a sentence?

1. Douglas Frank:

   They're getting ready to switch you purple, don't believe it. You're red.

2. Don Crigger:

   A Purple Heart is extra special because a serviceman has shed blood for his country, it needs to be recognized, and someone needs to have that in their possession.

3. Steve Sisolak:

   This is an accomplishment that I'm proud of. We've increased access, we've increased security for voting. I think people want to know that, they need to know that who's in leadership in all the individual states is going to have an impact on the 2024 election. ... It has a definite impact. The next president's going to need to carry these purple states. That's where it's going to be decided.

4. Donald Trump:

   I always wanted to get the Purple Heart. This was much easier.

5. Mathieu Jaton:

   The most obvious (double bill) is closing night with Deep Purple who recorded 'Smoke on the Water' while watching the Montreux Casino burn as Frank Zappa was playing (in 1971). This will be Zappa's son playing and opening for Deep Purple, It's a nice way to put the bill together.