Synonyms for amber

Most common

gold

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

red, green

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight.

Related words

Word family

amberfish amberjack ambrette

Phrases

amber fluid amber forest cockroach amber liquid amber nectar amber wine amber wood cockroach grey amber preserved in amber

Forms

Plural

ambers → yellows, golds…

Example sentences

• gold They awarded him a gold medal for his achievement.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

gold¹

6 letters

yellow²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yellow² = 2 syllables).