Synonyms for color

Other words for “color”, grouped by meaning.

We found 21 synonyms for “color”. The most common are colour, coloring, colouring, vividness, coloration.

noun a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

Oppositescolorlessness

noun interest and variety and intensity

noun the timbre of a musical sound

noun an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

noun any material used for its color

noun (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction

Synonymscolour

noun the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

Synonymscolour

verb affect as in thought or feeling

verb modify or bias

Synonymscolour

verb decorate with colors

verb give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

Synonymscolourgloss

verb change color, often in an undesired manner

adjective having or capable of producing colors

Synonymscolour

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University