Synonyms of purple
5 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for purple is blue-red. Other synonyms of purple are snakebite and black, purpureal, flowery and overwrought.
Synonyms and similar words for purple
nounA colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- blue-redA colour between blue and red; purple or crimson.
nounSynonym of snakebite and black.
- snakebite and blackA snakebite (cocktail with equal parts hard cider and lager) mixed with a dash of blackcurrant syrup or crème de cassis.
adjectiveOf a purple hue.
- purpureal literary, poeticOf a purple colour.
adjectiveOf language, extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
Opposite of purple
adjectiveAntonym(s) of “having purple as its colour”.
- nonpurpleNot purple.
Meaning of purple
- noun A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- noun Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
- noun Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
purple in other languages
Questions about synonyms of purple
- What is another word for purple?
- Purple has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as blue-red, snakebite and black, purpureal, flowery and overwrought.
- What is the opposite of purple?
- The opposite of purple is nonpurple.
- What does purple mean?
- Purple means a colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: purple (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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