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CERISE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word cerise. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For CERISE

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black
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

• of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin

noun

• the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

• British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)

• popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)

• total absence of light

• (board games) the darker pieces

• a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

• black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)

adjective satellite

• marked by anger or resentment or hostility

• offering little or no hope

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

• (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood

• extremely dark

• harshly ironic or sinister

• (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading

• distributed or sold illicitly

• (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

• (of coffee) without cream or sugar

• soiled with dirt or soot

verb

• make or become black

brown
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• an orange of low brightness and saturation

• Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)

• abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)

• a university in Rhode Island

adjective satellite

• of a color similar to that of wood or earth

• (of skin) deeply suntanned

verb

• fry in a pan until it changes color

• make brown in color

gray
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
noun

• a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

• English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)

• clothing that is a grey color

• English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

• American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

• horse of a light gray or whitish color

• United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

• the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad

adjective satellite

• of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

• used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

• intermediate in character or position

verb

• make grey

• turn grey

maroon
adjectiveadj
noun

• a person who is stranded (as on an island)

• a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

• an exploding firework used as a warning signal

adjective satellite

• of dark brownish to purplish red

verb

• leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

• leave stranded on a desert island without resources

mauve
adjectiveadj
noun

• a moderate purple

adjective satellite

• of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

mustard
nounn
noun

• any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica

• pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds

• leaves eaten as cooked greens

navy
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

• the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces

• a dark shade of blue

olive
verb, nounv, n
noun

• small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

• evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits

• hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

• one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish

• a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation

adjective satellite

• of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

teal
adjectiveadj
noun

• a blue-green color or pigment

• any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America

adjective satellite

• of a bluish shade of green

white
adjectiveadj
adjective

• being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

• of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration

noun

• the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

• a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion

• the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

• United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)

• (board games) the lighter pieces

• Australian writer (1912-1990)

• (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

• United States political journalist (1915-1986)

• United States architect (1853-1906)

• United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)

• United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)

• a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri

adjective satellite

• free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied

• marked by the presence of snow

• restricted to whites only

• glowing white with heat

• benevolent; without malicious intent

• (of a surface) not written or printed on

• (of coffee) having cream or milk added

• (of hair) having lost its color

• anemic looking from illness or emotion

• of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets

verb

• turn white

Alternatives for BLACK

Alternatives for BROWN

Alternatives for GRAY

Alternatives for MAROON

Alternatives for MAUVE

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