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Synonyms of dye

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Another word for dye is tincture. Other synonyms of dye are tint, stain, shade, streak and colorant.

Synonyms and similar words for dye

verbTo colour with dye, or as if with dye.

  • tintTo shade, to color.
  • stainTo treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features.
  • shade
  • streak

nounMore synonyms

Meaning of dye

  1. noun A colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
  2. noun Any hue or color.
  3. verb To colour with dye, or as if with dye.

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Questions about synonyms of dye

What is another word for dye?
Dye has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as tincture, tint, stain, shade, streak and colorant.
What does dye mean?
Dye means a colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dye (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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