BRIGHTLY-COLORED Antonyms

• a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown

• lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• of a light brownish green color

• causing dejection

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

• having lost freshness or brilliance of color

• reduced in strength

• lacking brilliance or vitality

• lacking luster or shine

• of or relating to monochromatism

• (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength

• having or appearing to have only one color

• in a softened tone

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics

• having no hue

• one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute

• having no personal preference

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest

• lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics

• having no net electric charge

• a wooden strip forming part of a fence

• very light colored; highly diluted with white

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• not full or rich

• turn pale, as if in fear

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• grave or even gloomy in character