colorful
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Synonyms
chromatic, colored, kaleidoscopic, motley, multicolored, multihued, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, varied, variegated, various
Antonyms
monochromatic, monochromic, monotone, self-colored, solid
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The signature colorful, customizable and quality boards as a shareable menu item at the restaurant. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Board and You launching New Albany shop, complete with its Insta-famous charcuterie boards," 11 Sep. 2019 The majority of the passengers had come from several towns in the San Francisco Bay area to dive among colorful underwater sea life for three days, said Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown. — Nicole Chavez, CNN, "These were the passengers and crew members on board the California dive boat," 3 Sep. 2019 Come up with alternatives that are just as tasty, pretty, or colorful — if not more so — than the problematic foods. — Becky Krystal, BostonGlobe.com, "Tips for packing school lunches and snacks in the era of food allergies," 2 Sep. 2019 It’s flamboyant, epicene, extreme, colorful, fun, gaudy, and fantastic. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, "Time for a Riot: Camp Fashion at the Met, and a Real Riot at the Stonewall," 31 Aug. 2019 This wall-art festival in the River North Arts District has, over the last decade, annually added dozens of colorful, perspective-shifting murals and street art on the historic brick walls of this fast-growing area. — John Wenzel, The Know, "From street art and beer to baseball and turkey legs, eight ways to celebrate Labor Day 2019 in Denver," 28 Aug. 2019 Elliott, who has released colorful, eccentric and groundbreaking music videos throughout her career, will receive the lifetime achievement honor at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. — Mesfin Fekadu, chicagotribune.com, "Missy Elliott, Taylor Swift set to perform at MTV Video Music Awards," 26 Aug. 2019 Consumer advocates and child psychologists argue that the packets, most of which are colorful and squishy, are especially attractive to young children and cognitively impaired adults—and have called on the industry to change their design. — Fortune, "Laundry Pod Exposures Are Rising for the First Time Since 2015," 21 Aug. 2019 During the past several decades the word has been appropriated to describe a type of online content that is usually visual and takes on a particular aesthetic design, combining colorful, striking images with block text. — Claire Wardle, Scientific American, "Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'colorful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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