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colored Synonyms

Another word for colored

Choosing another word for colored depends on context, so the 21 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Having a color or colors, especially as opposed to being transparent, white, or black and white.

Usage Example

"The artist used tinted pencils to sketch the vibrant autumn landscape."

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tinted
Strong
hued
dyed
stained
pigmented
chromatic
colorful

• adjective (Context 2)

Influenced, distorted, or biased by a particular emotion, personal viewpoint, or prejudice.

Usage Example

"His testimony was heavily biased by his longstanding resentment toward the company."

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biased
slanted
skewed
Strong
distorted
tainted
prejudiced
jaundiced
warped
subjective

• noun (Context 3)

Colored clothing or fabrics washed together separately from white items (usually used in the plural).

Usage Example

"Please separate the whites from the coloreds before starting the washing machine."

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colors
Strong
darks

• adjective (Context 4)

Belonging or relating to a racial group not categorized as white, especially Black Americans (now dated and often considered offensive except in historical contexts or certain institutional names).

Usage Example

"The historian examined archival records from segregated schools designated for nonwhite students in the nineteenth century."

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nonwhite
Strong
black
african-american

Opposites of colored

The opposite of colored shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

unbiased
whites
white
colorless
uncolored
objective
achromatic
impartial
See all opposites of colored

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Colored. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/colored
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