TRICOLOR Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

variants or tricolored

Definition of tricolor

as in bicolored

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Recent Examples of tricolor

Adjective

The nickel-grey sunburst dial features a tonal version of Zenith’s tricolor El Primero subdials and polished details. — Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025 The honeycomb court and the tricolor purple-teal-gray scheme are smooth on the eyes. — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025

Noun

The French tricolor is everywhere — in sidewalk cafes and bars, and the hundreds of fan zones set up in cities and small towns around France. — Eva Van Dam, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Look out for brown pelicans, tricolor herons, reddish egrets, wood storks, and many other unique species. — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tricolor

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricolor

Adjective

For a bicolored tomato whose flavor matches its beauty, both from the outside and the inside, consider Captain Lucky.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
Caladiums, especially bicolor varieties with white or pink leaves, bring welcome color to part-shade containers.

— Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of bicolored

Noun

On this day, despite the pressure of facing their division rivals and the looming possibility of squandering home-field advantage, there was no sense the white flag was ready to be waved.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026
From there, the white flag was virtually raised by McVay on the sideline, sending out Stafford’s backup, Stetson Bennett, and other second-stringers to finish out the lopsided loss.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of white flag

Adjective

But their gray world is rich in attributes that might otherwise pale in our trichromatic, million-color world.

— Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
About 30 million years ago, one of our primate ancestors’ cones split into two — red- and green-detecting — which, together with the existing blue-detecting cone, give us trichromatic vision.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2016

Definition of trichromatic

Noun

Use the bunting to decorate a children’s room or craft room, or bring it out when needed as festive decor.

— Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
Situational hitting, bunting, sacrifice flies and moving runners over helped loosen the lineup, allowing the power hitters to do their thing without feeling the need to produce in every at-bat.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of bunting

Adjective

This is because dichromatic vision depends on two types of light-sensitive cone cells rather than the three types responsible for color vision in humans.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
However, these stories reach far beyond the understanding of ethics as dichromatic, immutable codes of conduct and delve into more complex internal dilemmas.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025

Definition of dichromatic

Adjective

Another look came in the form of Oxford pumps with a speckled calf-hair finish and red linear detailing.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
At least some of the time, Hawthorne really was warming the little speckled eggs from which his masterworks would hatch.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of speckled

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