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Synonyms & Antonyms for monochrome
Synonyms: Adjective
monochromatic, monochromic, self, self-colored, solid
Antonyms: Adjective
chromatic, colorful, kaleidoscopic, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, rainbow, varicolored, varied, variegated
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Examples of monochrome in a Sentence
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an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawingsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Her most important paintings, especially the violent loops and sloshes from the months after Pollock’s death and the stormlike monochromes of the 1960s, have an authority that can survive even the sleepiest hang. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "Lee Krasner, Hiding in Plain Sight," 19 Aug. 2019 On Wednesday, the singer posted beautiful images to Instagram where she’s seen wearing a lilac wrap dress, lavender lenses, and a moody lipstick that compliments the monochrome look. — Jennifer Ford, Essence, "7 Purple Lipsticks That Will Bring Out Your Inner Beyoncé," 8 Aug. 2019 As a child, my Game Boy was attached to my hip, and one of my favorite games for the monochrome system was The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. — Matthew Gault, Time, "The 10 Video Games We Can't Wait to Play This Fall," 26 Aug. 2019 Google's design strategy so far has been to completely redesign apps modeled after the all-white Google.com homepage and then use this all-white, monochrome design as a basis for the dark mode theme. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Google Play Store’s blindingly white redesign starts rolling out," 19 Aug. 2019 Compared to the monochrome Mi Band 3, version 4 has a 0.95-inch full-color OLED touchscreen with a 400-nit peak brightness. — Natt Garun, The Verge, "The $40 Mi Band 4 is a nice fitness tracker — if you’re already healthy," 23 July 2019 All the 54 looks were handled with sensitivity through a simple formula: Any bold item, such as a coat in zany monochrome gingham check, was paired with an unfussy black undergarment to perfectly toe the line between exuberance and elegance. — Washington Post, "Styles get romantic in Paris menswear with verdant blooms," 19 June 2019 Rivkin writes, swirls of dark jade and white, with occasional flashes of blue, are lush, and yet, in their nearly monochrome palette, austere. — Andrew Martin, Harper's magazine, "Not Mere Projection," 10 Mar. 2019 With her monochrome suits, biting one-liners and hair flips, Renata is a high-powered light in this dark, dark world. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "We All Agree Renata Is the Best Part of Big Little Lies, Right?," 6 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Throughout the film, her look hinges on loose chestnut finger waves and soft, monochrome washes of crimson on the eyes and mouth. — Vogue, "Who's the Best Beauty Muse for 2019? 11 Celebrity Icons for a Knockout Year Ahead," 5 Jan. 2019 The best of these is the title number, which concludes the show in a blaze of uplift and redeems Segarra’s emotionally monochrome performance. — Julia M. Klein, Philly.com, "'Big Red Sun': Search through history and music for truth about father, self," 5 June 2018 The first was a sunny, monochrome look from Brandon Maxwell's Spring 2018 collection, which just hit the runway at New York Fashion Week last month. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Blake Lively Has Already Worn Five Outfits Today," 16 Oct. 2017 Beyond its history, Malta's landscape offers a natural, if hauntingly monochrome beauty amid the brilliant blues of the surrounding sea and sky. — Roy Harris, chicagotribune.com, "Malta, the island nation just below Sicily, is an increasingly popular stopover," 28 Aug. 2017 Fortunately, state legislatures, alumni and philanthropists are planting little academic platoons that will make campuses less intellectually monochrome. — George F. Will, The Denver Post, "A place to learn and celebrate America’s foundational principles," 11 Mar. 2017 Fortunately, state legislatures, alumni and philanthropists are planting little academic platoons that will make campuses less intellectually monochrome. — George F. Will, The Denver Post, "A place to learn and celebrate America’s foundational principles," 11 Mar. 2017 Fortunately, state legislatures, alumni and philanthropists are planting little academic platoons that will make campuses less intellectually monochrome. — George F. Will, The Denver Post, "A place to learn and celebrate America’s foundational principles," 11 Mar. 2017 Fortunately, state legislatures, alumni and philanthropists are planting little academic platoons that will make campuses less intellectually monochrome. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: A place to learn and celebrate America’s foundational principles," 10 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'monochrome.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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