Synonyms of tinge

tinge 1 of 2

noun

ˈtinj 

as in shade

a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished

there's a bluish tinge to your lips—you must be freezing!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shade
• tone
• color
• hue
• tint
• coloration
• tincture
• undertone
• coloring
• cast
• overtone
• contrast
• brightness
• saturation
• lightness
• chroma
• pigmentation
• value
• chromaticity
• primary color
• secondary color
• tertiary color
• colorway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• achromatism

tinge

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verb

as in to tint

to give color or a different color to

just slightly tinge the frosting with yellow food coloring to give it a lemony look

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tint
• paint
• color
• stain
• dye
• pigment
• brighten
• tincture
• darken
• stripe
• bepaint
• lighten
• fleck
• streak
• tone (down)
• speck
• marble
• speckle
• dapple
• mottle
• striate
• polychrome
• variegate
• pattern
• daub
• checker
• embrown

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bleach
• blanch
• whiten
• decolorize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tinge

Noun

There’s a tinge of humor, too, in Zumthor’s stubbornness when designing someone’s home, as the conceptual clashes with the preferential. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Probitas blends rum from two esteemed distilleries—two-year-old pot still rum from Foursquare in Barbados, and un-aged pot and column still rum from Hampden Estate in Jamaica (there’s actually a bit of a gold tinge to this white rum). — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

Eventually, by the time the story reaches the 1950s, and Landau is visited by a friend released from prison, that same atmosphere follows him home, in the form of minor interactions tinged with an air of paranoia. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

For straight women specifically, dating discourse is tinged with heteropessimism. — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026