I don't like your taste in color.
Source: tatoeba (17048)
Color
/ˈkʌl.ə/
Synonyms for "color" (1216 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
Verb(1 words)
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Noun(3 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: hue, shade, tint, absinthe, acid yellow.
- Sentence evidence is available for color, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "color".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "color"
Keep "color" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "color" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "color", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "color" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
52 entriesShowing 16 of 52 words.
More specific
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
10 entriescolor a solutioncolor changecolor chartcolor code samplescolor intensitycolor the indicatorcolor the samplecolor with dyecolorless solutionmeasure color
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
13 entriesAntonyms
3 entriesTranslations
145 translations across 67 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- kleur noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Albanian
1 entries- ly verb (give something color)
American Sign Language
1 entries- 5@Chin-PalmBack Wiggle noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Arabic
2 entries- لَوْن noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- لَوَّنَ verb (give something color)
Armenian
2 entries- գույն noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- ներկել verb (give something color)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- rəng noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Bashkir
1 entries- төҫ noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Belarusian
3 entries- ко́лер noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- пафарбава́ць verb (give something color)
- фарбава́ць verb (give something color)
Breton
1 entries- livañ verb (give something color)
Bulgarian
3 entries- колори́т noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
- цвят noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- оцветявам verb (give something color)
Catalan
2 entries- color noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- acolorir verb (give something color)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- ڕەنگ noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- رەنگ کردن verb (give something color)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 顏色 /颜色 noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 色 noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- 顏色 /颜色 noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- 上色 verb (give something color)
- 填色 verb (give something color)
Czech
2 entries- barva noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- obarvit verb (give something color)
Danish
3 entries- farve noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- farve verb (give something color)
- male verb (give something color)
Dari
1 entries- رَنْگ noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Dutch
4 entries- kleur noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- kleur noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
- inkleuren verb (give something color)
- kleuren verb (give something color)
Egyptian
1 entries- i-wn:n-D3 noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Esperanto
2 entries- kolori verb (give something color)
- kolorigi verb (give something color)
Estonian
1 entries- värv noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Finnish
3 entries- paikallisväri noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
- väri noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- värjätä verb (give something color)
French
3 entries- couleur noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- colorer verb (give something color)
- teinter verb (give something color)
Galician
1 entries- colorar verb (give something color)
Georgian
1 entries- ფერი noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
German
2 entries- Farbe noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- färben verb (give something color)
Greek
4 entries- χρώμα noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- χρώμα noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
- βάφω verb (give something color)
- χρωματίζω verb (give something color)
Greenlandic
1 entries- qalipaat noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- koulè noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Hebrew
2 entries- צֶבַע noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- צבע verb (give something color)
Hindi
1 entries- रंग noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Hungarian
3 entries- szín noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- fest verb (give something color)
- színez verb (give something color)
Icelandic
2 entries- litur noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- lita verb (give something color)
Interlingua
1 entries- colorar verb (give something color)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- رَنْگ noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Irish
2 entries- dath noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- dathaigh verb (give something color)
Italian
2 entries- colorare verb (give something color)
- colorire verb (give something color)
Japanese
4 entries- 色 noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- 色 noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
- 色彩 noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- 塗る verb (give something color)
Korean
1 entries- 칠하다 verb (give something color)
Latin
1 entries- colōrō verb (give something color)
Louisiana Creole
3 entries- koulær noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- koulè noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- koulèr noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Low German
2 entries- farv noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- klöör noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- barwa noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Luxembourgish
2 entries- Faarf noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- Fuarf noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Malay
3 entries- rona noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- warna noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- mewarna verb (give something color)
Malayalam
2 entries- നിറം noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- വർണ്ണം noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Manx
1 entries- daah verb (give something color)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- farge noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- farge noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
- koloritt noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
- farge verb (give something color)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- farge noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- farge noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
- koloritt noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
Old English
3 entries- blēo noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- hīew noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- blēo verb (give something color)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- الوان noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- بویا noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- رنگ noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- فام noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Pashto
1 entries- رنګول verb (give something color)
Persian
1 entries- رنگ کردن verb (give something color)
Polish
4 entries- barwa noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- kolor noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- koloryt noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
- barwić verb (give something color)
Portuguese
2 entries- cor noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- colorir verb (give something color)
Romanian
2 entries- culoare noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- colora verb (give something color)
Russian
4 entries- колори́т noun (interest, especially in a selective area)
- цвет noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- кра́сить verb (give something color)
- покра́сить verb (give something color)
Shor
1 entries- сырларға verb (give something color)
Slovene
1 entries- pobarvati verb (give something color)
Spanish
4 entries- color noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- colorar verb (give something color)
- colorear verb (give something color)
- colorir verb (give something color)
Swedish
4 entries- färg noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- färga verb (give something color)
- färglägga verb (give something color)
- färgsätta verb (give something color)
Turkish
1 entries- boyamak verb (give something color)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ко́лір noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- розфарбо́вувати verb (give something color)
- розфарбува́ти verb (give something color)
- фарбува́ти verb (give something color)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- barba noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Vietnamese
3 entries- Vietnamese: sắc noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- màu noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- nhuộm verb (give something color)
Volapük
2 entries- köl noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- kölön verb (give something color)
White Hmong
1 entries- xim noun (particular set of the visible spectrum)
Sample sentences
50 total sentences available.
Your watch is similar to mine in shape and color.
Source: tatoeba (17105)
Choose the color you like the best.
Source: tatoeba (17851)
Gold is similar in color to brass.
Source: tatoeba (18585)
Showing 4 of 50 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "color"?
Closest matches include hue, shade, tint, absinthe, acid yellow.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "color"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.