" colored "

1: marked by a variety of usually vivid colors;

  * e.g., " ... the highly colored glassware that is the studio's hallmark "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chromatic,

•  colorful,

•  kaleidoscopic,

•  motley,

•  multicolored,

•  multihued,

•  polychromatic,

•  polychrome,

•  prismatic,

•  rainbow,

•  varicolored,

•  varied,

•  variegated,

•  various

•  Antonyms : 

•  colorless,

•  monochromatic,

•  monochromic,

•  monotone,

•  self-colored,

•  solid

1: having qualities which inspire hope;

  * e.g., " ... an incurable optimist sees the world through a rose-colored perspective "

•  Synonyms : 

•  auspicious,

•  bright,

•  encouraging,

•  fair,

•  golden,

•  heartening,

•  hopeful,

•  likely,

•  optimistic,

•  promising,

•  propitious,

•  roseate,

•  rosy,

•  upbeat

•  Antonyms : 

•  bleak,

•  dark,

•  depressing,

•  desperate,

•  discouraging,

•  disheartening,

•  dismal,

•  downbeat,

•  dreary,

•  gloomy,

•  hopeless,

•  inauspicious,

•  pessimistic,

•  unencouraging,

•  unlikely,

•  unpromising,

•  unpropitious

1: having or consisting of a single color;

  * e.g., " ... although a self-colored cat is most frequently black, it may also be brown, cream, lilac, blue, or red "

•  Synonyms : 

•  monochromatic,

•  monochrome,

•  monochromic,

•  self,

•  solid

•  Antonyms : 

•  chromatic,

•  colorful,

•  kaleidoscopic,

•  motley,

•  multicolored,

•  polychromatic,

•  polychrome,

•  rainbow,

•  varicolored,

•  varied,

•  variegated

1: as in mottled, marbled;

•  Synonyms : 

•  dappled,

•  marbled,

•  mottled,

•  piebald,

•  pied,

•  pinto,

•  checkered,

•  dotted,

•  patterned,

•  plaid,

•  plaided,

•  striped,

•  flecked,

•  specked,

•  speckled,

•  spotted,

•  flashy,

•  garish,

•  gaudy,

•  loud,

•  showy,

•  splashy,

•  banded,

•  barred,

•  brindled,

•  streaked,

•  striated,

•  brave,

•  bright,

•  brilliant,

•  gay,

•  vibrant,

•  bichrome,

•  bicolored,

•  dichromatic,

•  trichromatic,

•  tricolor,

•  two-tone,

•  two-toned,

•  iridescent,

•  opalescent,

•  chromatic,

•  colored,

•  colorful,

•  kaleidoscopic,

•  motley,

•  multicolored,

•  multihued,

•  polychromatic,

•  polychrome,

•  prismatic,

•  rainbow,

•  varicolored,

•  varied,

•  variegated,

•  various

•  Antonyms : 

•  colorless,

•  monochromatic,

•  monochromic,

•  monotone,

•  self-colored,

•  solid,

•  achromatic,

•  bleached,

•  decolorized,

•  faded,

•  washed-out,

•  dull,

•  faint,

•  gray,

•  neutral,

•  pale,

•  pallid,

•  unbrilliant

1: hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent;

  * e.g., " ... the movie was rated PG-13 for some swearing and off-color jokes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bawdy,

•  blue,

•  gamy,

•  lewd,

•  off,

•  racy,

•  ribald,

•  risqué,

•  salty,

•  spicy,

•  suggestive

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give color or a different color to;

  * e.g., " ... per the couple's request, the baker used natural ingredients like beet juice and turmeric to color the icing for the wedding cake "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bepainted,

•  dyed,

•  painted,

•  pigmented,

•  stained,

•  tinctured,

•  tinged,

•  tinted

•  Antonyms : 

•  decolorized

2: to add to the interest of by including made-up details;

  * e.g., " ... he gave a highly colored version of a rather mundane experience "

•  Synonyms : 

•  elaborated (on),

•  embellished,

•  embroidered,

•  exaggerated,

•  hyperbolized,

•  magnified,

•  padded,

•  stretched

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... his news reporting is colored by his prejudices "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bent,

•  cooked,

•  distorted,

•  falsified,

•  fudged,

•  garbled,

•  misinterpreted,

•  misrelated,

•  misrepresented,

•  misstated,

•  perverted,

•  slanted,

•  twisted,

•  warped

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give color or a different color to;

  * e.g., " ... per the couple's request, the baker used natural ingredients like beet juice and turmeric to color the icing for the wedding cake "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bepaint,

•  dye,

•  paint,

•  pigment,

•  stain,

•  tincture,

•  tinge,

•  tint

•  Antonyms : 

•  decolorize

2: to add to the interest of by including made-up details;

  * e.g., " ... he gave a highly colored version of a rather mundane experience "

•  Synonyms : 

•  elaborate (on),

•  embellish,

•  embroider,

•  exaggerate,

•  hyperbolize,

•  magnify,

•  pad,

•  stretch

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... his news reporting is colored by his prejudices "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bend,

•  cook,

•  distort,

•  falsify,

•  fudge,

•  garble,

•  misinterpret,

•  misrelate,

•  misrepresent,

•  misstate,

•  pervert,

•  slant,

•  twist,

•  warp

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)