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Synonyms for monochrome

  • adjective

Most common

monochromatic plain monotone monochromic

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Monochromatic — having only one colour

monochromatic, plain, monotone, unicolor US, unicolour UK, monochromic, monochromous, monocoloured, monocolor, unicolored US, unicoloured UK

Other

black-and-white, gray-scale

Antonyms

multi-colored, multicolored, multicoloured

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having only one colour.

Related words

Word family
monochromatic

Example sentences

  • monotone Tom gave the speech in a completely monotone voice.
  • monochromatic Yanni decided to adopt a monochromatic palette.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
monochromesteady
monotonerising
monochromaticfalling
monochromicsteady

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

By length

5 letters
plain1
8 letters
monotone3, unicolor
9 letters
unicolour, monocolor
10 letters
unicolored
11 letters
monochromic, unicoloured
12 letters
monochromous, monocoloured
13 letters
monochromatic5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (monotone3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
monochrome
Italiano
monocromo