Synonyms for colorful
ˈkʌl ər fəlcol·or·ful

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1. colorful, colourfuladjective

   having striking color

   "colorful autumn leaves"

   Synonyms:
   coloured, colourful

   Antonyms:
   washed-out, etiolate, whitened, pastelike, dulled, blanched, pallid, somber, waxlike, colourless, pale, waxen, waxy, sober, faded, etiolated, sombre, colorless, livid, bloodless, lurid, ashen, prefaded, pasty, washy, wan, drab, bleached, greyed, white, neutral

2. colorful, colourfuladjective

   striking in variety and interest

   "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"

   Synonyms:
   coloured, colourful

   Antonyms:
   neutral, colorless, waxlike, sober, greyed, ashen, somber, waxy, etiolated, bleached, drab, white, pallid, washed-out, waxen, pale, lurid, washy, bloodless, whitened, colourless, dulled, pasty, wan, blanched, pastelike, faded, livid, etiolate, sombre, prefaded

3. colored, coloured, colorfuladjective

   having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

   "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"

   Synonyms:
   slanted, dark, biased, colourful, bleached, dyed, non-white, one-sided, coloured, dark-skinned

   Antonyms:
   pallid, blanched, white, wan, waxy, ashen, lurid, colourless, pasty, prefaded, somber, bleached, waxen, etiolate, pastelike, sombre, pale, whitened, colorless, livid, washy, drab, faded, greyed, sober, etiolated, dulled, waxlike, neutral, bloodless, washed-out

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1. List of paraphrases for "colorful":

   colourful, picturesque, coloured, color, scenic, stained

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1. Wesley D'Amico:

   Imagination transforms the black and white photo into a colorful keepsake.

2. Lois Greenfield:

   The pictures are in color. ... But for the most part, the colors are just the skin tones of the person, the backgrounds are either white, gray or black. And the clothing or fabrics are very, very neutral. I don't think it reads like color. I'm not looking at a colorful carnival.

3. Reiko Ohno:

   There were hopes in society that something good would happen when Prime Minister Abe's government started, that timing matched the momentum when the fashion industry was trying to introduce colorful items.

4. United States:

   Despite being physically restricted to a very limited space during my time in Vancouver, my inner self has never felt so colorful and vast.

5. Ganga Sagar Pant:

   Among all faiths, Hinduism is the most colorful, inclusive, democratic and nature-based lifestyle; which teaches how to live in perfect harmony with each natural elements in the universe and how to celebrate different thoughts.