| Main Entry: | variegated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | diversified; varicolored |
Synonyms: |
assorted, changeable, checkered, diverse, kaleidoscopic, mixed, motley, mottled, multicolor, multicolored, particolored, patched, spotted, streaked, striped, varied, versicolor |
| Main Entry: | variegate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | streak |
Synonyms: |
band, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, slash, smear, spot*, strake, striate, stripe, vein |
| Main Entry: | assorted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | various |
Synonyms: |
different, diverse, diversified, heterogeneous, hybrid, indiscriminate, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry, varied, variegated |
Antonyms: |
same |
| Main Entry: | checkered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | patterned |
Synonyms: |
checky, diversified, motley, mutable, patchwork, plaid, quilted, spotted, variegated |
| Main Entry: | color |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make pigmented; shade |
Synonyms: |
adorn, blacken, bloom, blush, burn, chalk, crayon, crimson, darken, daub, dye, embellish, emblazon, enamel, enliven, flush, fresco, gild, glaze, gloss, illuminate, imbue, infuse, lacquer, paint, pigment, pinken, redden, rouge, stain, stipple, suffuse, tinge, tint, tone, variegate, wash |
| Notes: | color refers to the wavelength composition of light, shade is a gradation of color referring to its degree of darkness, tint is a gradation referring to its degree of lightness, and hue indicates a modification of a basic color |
Antonyms: |
discolor, pale, whiten |
| Main Entry: | colorful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brilliant, intensely hued |
Synonyms: |
bright, chromatic, flashy, florid, gaudy, gay, hued, intense, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, loud, motley, multicolored, picturesque, prismatic, psychedelic, rich, showy, splashy, variegated, vibrant, vivid |
Antonyms: |
colorless, drab, dreary, faded, plain, uncolored, uncolorful |
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | involved, intricate |
Synonyms: |
circuitous, complicated, composite, compound, compounded, confused, conglomerate, convoluted, elaborate, entangled, heterogeneous, knotty, labyrinthine, manifold, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed-up, mosaic, motley, multifarious, multiform, multiple, multiplex, tangled, tortuous, variegated |
Antonyms: |
clear, easy, evident, homogeneous, obvious, plain, simple, uniform |
| Main Entry: | conglomerate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | composite |
Synonyms: |
amassed, assorted, blended, clustered, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, massed, melded, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, multifarious, promiscuous, varied, variegated |
Antonyms: |
individual, separate, single |
| Main Entry: | dappled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mottled, freckled |
Synonyms: |
brindle, brindled, checkered, discolored, flecked, motley, multicolor, multicolored, multihued, parti-colored, piebald, pied, speckled, spotted, stippled, varicolored, variegated, versicolor, versicolored |
Antonyms: |
uncolored, unflecked, unspotted |
| Main Entry: | daub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | coat; make dirty |
Synonyms: |
begrime, besmear, bespray, blur, cover, dab, deface, dirty, fleck, grime, paint, plaster, slap on, smear, smirch, smudge, spatter, speckle, splatter, spot, spread, stain, sully, variegate, varnish |