Yellow

/ˈjɛl.əʊ/

Synonyms for "yellow" (313 found)

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Closest matches (63)

Adjective(6 words)

sensationalistic amber biased chicken chickenhearted colorant

acid yellowafraid albumen alcohol amberamobarbital sodiumamytalamytal pillanalgesic anodynearsenic yellowaureate aureateness aureolin auric aurify barb barbituratebarbiturate pillbarnumesque

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begild beigeblack stuffblueblue angelblue devilblue heavenblue velvetbuff buff-yellow buttercadmium yellowcalmative canary canary-yellowcassel yellowcaviar chamois champagnechartreuse yellowchicken chickenheartedchloral hydratechromechrome lemonchrome yellowchrysophenin citron citron-yellowclaude tintcloak-and-daggercodeinecodeine cough syrupcoward cowardly

Noun(2 words)

amarillo blond

Strong matches (94)

Adjective(8 words)

cowardly craven dye gold golden icteric jaundiced lily-livered

cowed crash craven cream creamy crocus dandelion daunted demerol depressant depressor dismayed distrustful dolly dolophine downer ecru eggegg whiteeggshell

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engild envious fainthearted fallow fallowness fearfulfish eggsflax flaxen funking funky gamboge gild gilded gilt glair gold gold-colored goldengolden pheasantgoofball greengreen with jealousygreen-eyed grege gutlesshhard stuffhenhearted heroin honeyhoney yellowhop horn-mad horse hypnotic intimidated invidious jaundice jaundice-eyed jaundiced jealous jonquil junkknockout dropslaudanum lemonlemon chromelemon-yellowlily liveredlily-livered liquor lotus luminal

Noun(11 words)

cowslip cream daffodils dandelion gold huang jaundices jonquils khaki lemmon lemon

Verb(1 words)

discolored

Related words (156)

luminal pilllurid luteolous lutescentmmadder yellowmaize massicot melodramatic meperidinemetanil yellowmethadonemethyl yellowmickey finnmilk-livered milksoppish milksoppy morphia morphine mousy

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naphthol yellownarcotic nembutalnembutal pillocherish ocherous ochery ochreous ochroid ochrous ochryoil yellowold goldold ivoryolivesheen opiate opium or orpiment overtimid overtimorous ovule pacifierpain killerpanic-prone panicky paregoricparis yellowpeach pebblepen yanphenobarbitalphenobarbital sodiumphosphine pigeonhearted primrose primrose-colored primrose-yellowprimuline yellowpurple heartpurree pusillanimouspyrethrum yellowquietenerquince yellowrabbity rainbow red roe saffron saffron-colored saffron-yellow sallow sand sand-colored sandy scagsecobarbital sodiumseconalseconal pillsedative sensational shit shocker sissified sissy sleep-inducer sleepersleeping draughtsleeping pillsmack snapdragonsodium thiopentalsoft somnifacient soothersoothing syrupsoporific spawn spine-chilling spineless spunklessstil-de-grain yellowstraw straw-colored sulfursunflower yellowsuspicious tame tar tartrazine timid timorous tranquilizer tuinaltuinal pillturn yellowturps unmanly unmanned vitellus weakweak kneedweak-kneed weakhearted whitewhite stuffwhite-livered xanthene xanthic xanthin xanthousyellow jacketyellow madderyellow ocheryellow-eyed yellowish yellowishness yellowness yolk

Adjective(11 words)

pigment scandalmongering slanted sunny timid white-livered xanthous yellow-bellied yellowed yellower yellowish

Noun(5 words)

topaz xantho yellowing yellowness yellows

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6 relation types

More general

16 entries

behaviorchromatic colorchromatic colourcolor colorant colour discolor discolour huejournalism stylemedia stylepersonality traitpigmentspectral colorspectral colour

More specific

13 entries

cadmium yellowcanary yellowchrome yellowcowardice fearfulnessgolden yellowlemon yellowmustard yellowscare headlinessensationalismsunflower yellowtabloid styletimidity

Collocations

8 entries

bright yellowcanary yellowlemon yellowpale yellowsafety yellowyellow coloryellow lightyellow pigment

Inflections

3 entries

yellower yellowest yellows

Derivations

4 entries

yellowed yellowing yellowish yellowness

similar

8 entries

chromatic cowardly dishonorable dishonourable fearful old sensational unhealthy

Sample sentences

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There are several flowers. One is red, another is white, and the others are yellow.

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Who's the girl in a yellow raincoat?

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There is a yellow rose.

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All the leaves on the tree turned yellow.

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