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Synonyms of variegated

27 similar words

Another word for variegated is many-coloured. Other synonyms of variegated are multicolored, motley and marked.

Synonyms and similar words for variegated

adjectiveStreaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

adjectiveVery colorful.

  • motleyHaving many colours; variegated.
  • multicoloredHaving multiple colors.
  • polychromatic
  • aurora-colored (US) / aurora-coloured Canada, UK
  • colorful (US) / colourful Canada, UK
  • colorific
  • kaleidoscopic
  • many-colouredComposed of a great number of different colours; multicoloured; variegated.
  • multichromaticInvolving more than one colour.
  • multicolor (US) / multicolour Canada, UK
  • multicolored (US) / multicoloured Canada, UK
  • multicolorousOf many colors.
  • multihuedHaving multiple hues; colorful.
  • particolored (US) / particoloured Canada, UK
  • polychromateComposed of many colours.
  • polychromedStrikingly multicolored, as if by polychromy.
  • prismatic
  • rainbow
  • rainbow-colored (US) / rainbow-coloured Canada, UK
  • tissuedVariegated.
  • discolored [⇒ thesaurus] (US Canada, UK
  • obsolete) / discoloured Canada, UK
  • polyhued rareBeing multiple hues.

Meaning of variegated

  1. adjective Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
  2. adjective Very colorful.
  3. adjective Varied, heterogeneous, motley.

Full definition of variegated

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Questions about synonyms of variegated

What is another word for variegated?
Variegated has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as many-coloured, multicolored, motley and marked.
What does variegated mean?
Variegated means streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

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