Synonyms for colorless
- adjective
- American English
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Pale — lacking in interest or variety
pale, pallid, faded, ashen, drab, bloodless, beige, insipid, characterless, wan, cold, pasty, arid, blanched, livid, lurid, etiolated, dull, lifeless, ashy, lackluster US, lack-lustre UK, lacklustre UK, sallow
2. Achromatic — having little or no colour
Other
neutral, uncolored US, uncoloured UK, washed-out, moderate, waxen, unpigmented
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having little or no colour.
- adj. 2
Water white.
- adj. 3
Lacking in interest or variety.
Related words
- Word family
- colorlessness
- Other spellings
- colourless UK
Example sentences
- pale I said to her, "You look pale. Are you all right?"
- drab This morning, the world is grey and drab.
- ashen We were worried about her ashen appearance.
- pallid The pallid cypresses seemed to twist in febrile pain.
- moderate Moderate exercise will refresh both mind and body.
- neutral We chose Father as a neutral judge of our disputes.
By length
- 3 letters
- wan1
- 4 letters
- cold1, pale1, dull1, arid2, drab1, ashy2
- 5 letters
- clear1, sober2, faded2, beige1, livid2, pasty, dingy2, lurid2, ashen2, waxen
- 6 letters
- pallid2, sallow
- 7 letters
- neutral2, insipid3, hueless
- 8 letters
- moderate3, lifeless2, blanched
- 9 letters
- bloodless2, uncolored, etiolated, waterlike
- 10 letters
- lackluster3, lacklustre, achromatic, uncoloured
- 11 letters
- unpigmented
- 13 letters
- characterless
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arid2 = 2 syllables).