Is this real turquoise? At this price? Come on!
Source: tatoeba (697787)
Turquoise
/ˈtɝ.k(w)ɔɪz/
Synonyms for "turquoise" (29 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (6)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (14)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: aquamarine, blue-green, greenish blue, aqua, azure.
- Sentence evidence is available for turquoise, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, wiktionary, 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 "turquoise".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "turquoise"
Keep "turquoise" 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 "turquoise" 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 "turquoise", 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 "turquoise" 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
6 entriesMore specific
8 entriesCollocations
10 entriesturquoise beadturquoise cabochonturquoise colorturquoise dyeturquoise enamelturquoise gemstoneturquoise glassturquoise glazeturquoise pigmentturquoise stone
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
102 translations across 82 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κάλαϊς noun (gemstone)
Arabic
3 entries- تركواز noun (gemstone)
- فيروز noun (gemstone)
- فَيْرُوز noun (gemstone)
Armenian
1 entries- փիրուզ noun (gemstone)
Avar
1 entries- пируза noun (gemstone)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- firuzə noun (gemstone)
Bashkir
1 entries- фирүзә noun (gemstone)
Belarusian
1 entries- біруза́ noun (gemstone)
Bengali
1 entries- ফিরোজা noun (gemstone)
Bulgarian
1 entries- тюркоа́з noun (gemstone)
Buryat
1 entries- оюу noun (gemstone)
Catalan
1 entries- turquesa noun (gemstone)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 綠松石 /绿松石 noun (gemstone)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 綠松石 /绿松石 noun (gemstone)
Coptic
2 entries- ⲁⲃⲉⲣⲏϫ noun (gemstone)
- ⲟⲭⲓⲱⲛ noun (gemstone)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- feruze noun (gemstone)
Czech
1 entries- tyrkys noun (gemstone)
Danish
1 entries- turkis noun (gemstone)
Dutch
1 entries- turkoois noun (gemstone)
Dzongkha
1 entries- གཡུ noun (gemstone)
Egyptian
1 entries- m-f:kA- t noun (gemstone)
Esperanto
1 entries- turkiso noun (gemstone)
Estonian
1 entries- türkiis noun (gemstone)
Finnish
1 entries- turkoosi noun (gemstone)
French
1 entries- turquoise noun (gemstone)
Galician
1 entries- turquesa noun (gemstone)
Georgian
1 entries- ფირუზი noun (gemstone)
German
1 entries- Türkis noun (gemstone)
Greek
2 entries- περουζές noun (gemstone)
- τυρκουάζ noun (gemstone)
Gujarati
1 entries- પીરોજ noun (gemstone)
Hebrew
1 entries- טוּרְקִיז noun (gemstone)
Hindi
4 entries- पीरोज़ा noun (gemstone)
- पेरज noun (gemstone)
- पेरोज noun (gemstone)
- फ़ीरोज़ा noun (gemstone)
Hungarian
1 entries- türkiz noun (gemstone)
Indonesian
1 entries- pirus noun (gemstone)
Italian
1 entries- turchese noun (gemstone)
Japanese
2 entries- ターコイズ noun (gemstone)
- トルコ石 noun (gemstone)
Kalmyk
1 entries- ойюн noun (gemstone)
Karachay-Balkar
1 entries- файруз noun (gemstone)
Karakalpak
1 entries- piruza noun (gemstone)
Kazakh
2 entries- бирюза noun (gemstone)
- көктас noun (gemstone)
Korean
2 entries- 터키석 noun (gemstone)
- 터키옥 noun (gemstone)
Kumyk
1 entries- перезе noun (gemstone)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- бирюза noun (gemstone)
Lak
1 entries- пирузи noun (gemstone)
Latin
1 entries- callais noun (gemstone)
Latvian
1 entries- tirkīzs noun (gemstone)
Lezgi
1 entries- фируз noun (gemstone)
Lithuanian
1 entries- turkis noun (gemstone)
Macedonian
1 entries- тиркиз noun (gemstone)
Malay
1 entries- firus noun (gemstone)
Mongolian
1 entries- оюу noun (gemstone)
Nahuatl
1 entries- xihuitl noun (gemstone)
Navajo
1 entries- dootłʼizhii noun (gemstone)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- feyroz noun (gemstone)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- turkis noun (gemstone)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- turkis noun (gemstone)
Old Uyghur
1 entries- 𐽽𐽰𐽽 noun (gemstone)
Persian
2 entries- فیروزه noun (gemstone)
- پیروزه noun (gemstone)
Polish
1 entries- turkus noun (gemstone)
Portuguese
1 entries- turquesa noun (gemstone)
Punjabi
1 entries- فِیروزَہ noun (gemstone)
Romanian
2 entries- peruzea noun (gemstone)
- turcoază noun (gemstone)
Russian
1 entries- бирюза́ noun (gemstone)
Sanskrit
1 entries- पेरोज noun (gemstone)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- mòdrūlj noun (gemstone)
- tìrkīz noun (gemstone)
- мо̀дрӯљ noun (gemstone)
- тѝркӣз noun (gemstone)
Slovak
1 entries- tyrkys noun (gemstone)
Slovene
1 entries- turkiz noun (gemstone)
Spanish
1 entries- turquesa noun (gemstone)
Swahili
1 entries- feruzi noun (gemstone)
Swedish
1 entries- turkos noun (gemstone)
Tagalog
1 entries- turkesa noun (gemstone)
Tajik
1 entries- фирӯза noun (gemstone)
Tatar
1 entries- фирәзә noun (gemstone)
Tibetan
1 entries- གཡུ noun (gemstone)
Turkish
2 entries- firuze noun (gemstone)
- turkuaz noun (gemstone)
Turkmen
1 entries- firuza noun (gemstone)
Udi
1 entries- пуьруьз noun (gemstone)
Ukrainian
4 entries- бірюза́ noun (gemstone)
- піруза noun (gemstone)
- ту́ркус noun (gemstone)
- фіруза noun (gemstone)
Unami
1 entries- aonahsën noun (gemstone)
Urdu
1 entries- فِیروزَہ noun (gemstone)
Uyghur
2 entries- бирйуза noun (gemstone)
- بىريۇزا noun (gemstone)
Uzbek
1 entries- feruza noun (gemstone)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ngọc lam noun (gemstone)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The turquoise colour evokes the colour of clear water, it's a light and pale blue.
Source: tatoeba (1197854)
Today, Jeju Island, also known as the ‘Hawaii of Korea,’ is a world heritage site known for its fields of yellow canola flowers in full bloom, the bright turquoise color of the ocean, numerous waterfalls, and natural wonders such as the fortress-like Seongsan Ilchulbong cliff with thousands of volcanically formed cones rising out of the ocean.
Source: tatoeba (7043660)
In the Kabyle dress, we find more than one color. There are black, blue, green, purple, navy, pink, red, silver, turquoise, purple, white, yellow, orange, and gray. It is multicolored.
Source: tatoeba (7047938)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "turquoise"?
Closest matches include aquamarine, blue-green, greenish blue, aqua, azure.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "turquoise"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.