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Synonyms: Adjective
chromatic, colored, colorful, kaleidoscopic, motley, multicolored, multihued, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, varicolored, varied, variegated, various
Antonyms: Adjective
monochromatic, monochromic, monotone, self-colored, solid
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the rainbow costumes worn by mummers at Mardi GrasRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The rainbow braiding in her high ponytail 100 percent completed the look. — Elana Rubin, Teen Vogue, "Cardi B Wore a Tie-Dye Catsuit to the Made in America Festival," 1 Sep. 2019 Scatter rainbow sprinkles across the top of the cake. — Maria Zizka, Los Angeles Times, "Five or Fewer: Chill out with these summertime sweets," 30 Aug. 2019 The artwork featured a modern version of the company's first official logo with the apple divided into floating rainbow chunks. — Ahiza Garcia, CNN, "Apple expected to unveil new iPhones at September 10 event," 29 Aug. 2019 One minute, Thore and her friends are having fun, laughing and smiling while decked out in rainbow eyeshadow. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Whitney Way Thore Is Changing Reality TV for Fat Women," 29 Aug. 2019 The Apple logo on the invite features a rainbow design with semi-transparent layers that reveal much. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Apple Sends Invites to Sept. 10 Event. Hereās What to Expect," 29 Aug. 2019 Some wore rainbow bandannas and others wore the transgender pride flag as a cape. — Randy Vazquez, The Mercury News, "Photos: Pride pups! San Jose Pride parade brought out four-legged friends," 25 Aug. 2019 The Rose City Riveters, a fan club for the Portland Thorns, is known citywide for unraveling rainbow pride flags at Providence Park. — NBC News, "After World Cup boost, women's pro soccer hopes to keep the momentum," 21 Aug. 2019 Standing in a private spot at the PokĆ©mon World Championships, dressed in a rainbow outfit embodying one of her favorite PokĆ©mon, a balloon-type character called Jigglypuff, Ogle said yes. — cleveland.com, "People are still obsessed with PokĆ©mon and this is their Super Bowl," 20 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Tyresse Singleton, 20, is facing hate crime and arson charges for allegedly burning two rainbow flags displayed outside Alibi Lounge on May 31, the eve of LGBTQ Pride Month, and another Monday. — Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, "NYPD probes defaced Megan Rapinoe posters," 11 July 2019 While rainbow flags decorate nearly everything from my Uber ride to streetlights, more than 10 trans women, the majority of them Black, have been murdered this yearāseven have been murdered in the past month. — Alicia Garza, Marie Claire, "Trans Women Donāt Want Your Sympathy. They Want to Be Treated as Human Beings.," 24 June 2019 Thereās Jane Fonda on the red carpet looking smoking in Valentino, and CĆ©line Dion showing off her mile-long legs in Alexandre Vauthier, and Baddiewinkle on Instagram wearing unitards so violently rainbow-colored, Miley Cyrus might wince. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "In the Year of the Runway Zaddy, Where Are the MILFs?," 4 Feb. 2019 Hundreds of people chanted slogans and waved rainbow flags on side streets along Istiklal Avenue, Istanbul's main pedestrian thoroughfare. — Zeynep Bilginsoy, Fox News, "Turkish police disperse LGBTI activists holding banned march," 1 July 2018 While rainbow jewelry is often dismissed as twee, these sparklers are all grown up. — Hayley Phelan, New York Times, "How to Be a Poolside Pinup," 27 June 2018 Tyresse Singleton, 20, is facing hate crime and arson charges for allegedly burning two rainbow flags displayed outside Alibi Lounge on May 31, the eve of LGBTQ Pride Month, and another Monday. — Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, "NYPD probes defaced Megan Rapinoe posters," 11 July 2019 While rainbow flags decorate nearly everything from my Uber ride to streetlights, more than 10 trans women, the majority of them Black, have been murdered this yearāseven have been murdered in the past month. — Alicia Garza, Marie Claire, "Trans Women Donāt Want Your Sympathy. They Want to Be Treated as Human Beings.," 24 June 2019 Instead of coming with add-on bumpers, like the previous Echo Dot Kids Edition, the new model is available in either frost blue or rainbow fabric colors. — Dan Seifert, The Verge, "Amazonās new Echo Dot Kids Edition comes in blue or rainbow colors," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rainbow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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