Synonyms of wan
120 similar words · 25 opposite words
Another word for wan is bleak. Other synonyms of wan are livid, dull, pallid, dingy and faint. The opposite of wan is many-coloured.
Synonyms and similar words for wan
adjectivePale, sickly-looking.
- ashen
- pasty
- ashen-facedHaving a pallor (pale face) due to fear or a similar emotion.
- ashy
- blakeYellow, as butter or cheese.
- blanched
- bleakWithout color; pale; pallid.
- bloodless
- chalky
- exsanguious
- ghastly
- grey
- lividPale, pallid.
- pale
- pallidAppearing weak, pale, or wan.
- sallow
- washed outOf colours: faded, pale.
- white
- whey-facedHaving a pale face, as from fear.
adjectiveDim, faint.
- dullBoring; not exciting or interesting.
- dunOf a brownish grey colour.
- leadenResembling the color of lead, metallic or dark gray; (of daylight) dim, overcast.
- uncolorfulNot colorful; dull or colorless.
- blandLacking interest; boring; dull.
- colourlessHaving little or no colour.
- dim
- dingyDark, dull.
- faintBarely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.
- lacklusterHaving no shine or luster; dull.
- muddyOf a colour: not bright: dirty, dull.
- sad figurativelyOf colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
- soberDull; not bright or colorful.
- unholidayGrim or drab; the antithesis of festive.
adjectiveBland, uninterested.
- insipid
- banalCommon in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- basicUnremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
- mindless
- beat slang
- blah
- commonplaceOrdinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
- boring
- cornyBoring and unoriginal.
- drab
- stuffy
- dreich ScotlandNot enjoyable or interesting; boring, dull.
- drowsyBoring.
- dull as dishwaterBoring; ordinary; exceedingly dull.
- flat
- heavy going
- ho-humBoring; not interesting or novel.
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
- lame
- languidOf an idea, writing, etc.: dull, uninteresting.
- lifelessDull or lacking vitality.
- longsome UK, dialectal
- monotonous
- mundaneOrdinary; not new; part of the mainstream culture.
- no fun at partiesBoring or pedantic.
- plain
- ploddingProgressing slowly and laboriously.
- prosaicOverly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
- prosy
- pedantic
- pedestrian
- static
- straightforward
- snoozeworthyVery boring.
- soporificBoring, dull.
- tediousBoring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
- uncoolNot in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.
- weaksauce informalLacking in interest or substance; boring, disappointing, lackluster.
- wooden
- uninterestingArousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.
- stodgy
- vapidLifeless, dull, or banal.
- vanilla
- cold obsoleteUnexciting; dull; uninteresting.
nounThe quality of being wan; wanness.
- achromatism
- decolourationThe reversal of colouration; bleaching.
- palenessThe condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color.
- pallidityThe state of being pallid or pale.
- pallorUnnatural paleness, especially as a sign of sickness or distress.
nounA girl or woman.
- lassA girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
- maid
- babe
- bint slangA woman, a girl.
- bird slangA girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
- cake
- chick slangAn attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.
- colleen
- cutty
- damoiselle
- damsel literary
- gal colloquialA young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.
- gel UK
- girl
- girlie colloquialA young girl.
- girlyA girl.
- grill slang
- hottie
- lassie ScotlandA young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.
- little girlA female child, especially one younger than ten years of age.
- maiden literary
- miss
- missy
- poppet
- puss
- quean Scotland
- tart
- baggage offensive
- bim slang
- bitch offensive, slang
- blone slangA woman.
- broad US, slangA woman or girl.
- donnaA lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
- femeA woman.
- femme
- femoid derogatoryA woman, occasionally referring to the especially hypergamous.
- frau
- frow
Opposite of wan
adjectiveDim, faint.
- colorful
- colorific
- colouryHaving plenty of colour; colorful.
- aurora-colored (US) / aurora-coloured Canada, UK
- colorful (US) / colourful Canada, UK
- kaleidoscopic
- many-colouredComposed of a great number of different colours; multicoloured; variegated.
- motley
- 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.
- polychromatic
- polychromedStrikingly multicolored, as if by polychromy.
- prismatic
- rainbow
- rainbow-colored (US) / rainbow-coloured Canada, UK
- tissued
- variegated
- discolored [⇒ thesaurus] (US Canada, UK
- obsolete) / discoloured Canada, UK
- polyhued rareBeing multiple hues.
Meaning of wan
- adjective Pale, sickly-looking.
- adjective Dim, faint.
- adjective Bland, uninterested.
wan in other languages
Questions about synonyms of wan
- What is another word for wan?
- Wan has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bleak, livid, dull, pallid, dingy, faint, colourless and lackluster.
- What is the opposite of wan?
- The opposite of wan is many-coloured.
- What does wan mean?
- Wan means pale, sickly-looking.
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