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green

The word “green” has 1 syllable: green

It's pronounced as /ɡriːn/

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In the thesaurus, “green” has 93 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for green along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for green

Antonyms for green

Meanings of green

  • adjective
    1. Having green as its color.
    2. (of people) Sickly, unwell.
    3. Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
    4. (of people) Inexperienced.
    5. (of people) Naive or unaware of obvious facts.
    6. (of people) Overcome with envy.
    7. Environmentally friendly.
    8. Describing a pitch which, even if there is no visible grass, still contains a significant amount of moisture.
    9. Of bacon or similar smallgoods: unprocessed, raw, unsmoked; not smoked or spiced.
    10. Not fully roasted; half raw.
    11. Of freshly cut wood or lumber that has not been dried: containing moisture and therefore relatively more flexible or springy.
    12. High or too high in acidity.
    13. Full of life and vigour; fresh and vigorous; new; recent.
    14. Having a sexual connotation.
    15. Having a color charge of green.
    16. Being or relating to the green currencies of the European Union.
  • noun
    1. The colour of growing foliage, as well as other plant cells containing chlorophyll; the colour between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum; one of the primary additive colour for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and blue from white light using cyan and yellow filters.
    2. (sometimes capitalised) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
    3. A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
    4. (bowls) The surface upon which bowls is played.
    5. One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
    6. A public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.
    7. A grassy plain; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage.
    8. (chiefly in plural) Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths.
    9. Any substance or pigment of a green colour.
    10. Marijuana.
    11. Money.
    12. One of the three color charges for quarks.
  • verb
    1. To make (something) green, to turn (something) green.
    2. To become or grow green in colour.
    3. To add greenspaces to (a town, etc.).
    4. To become environmentally aware.
    5. To make (something) environmentally friendly.

Example Sentences

  • The garden is full of green plants and colorful flowers.
  • She wore a green dress to the party.
  • We painted the front door green to give the house a fresh look.
  • The traffic light turned green, and the cars began to move.
  • Eating green vegetables every day is good for your health.

On this page you'll find 105 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to green, such as: adult, apple, aquamarine, beryl, bice, biodegradable, blue-green.

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