What are some opposite words for motley?
Antonyms for motley
ˈmɒt limot·ley
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term motley.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
motley
Antonyms:
uniform, homogeneous, alike, monochromaticSynonyms:
parti-colored, variegated, mixed, medley, heterogeneous, diversified
Princeton's WordNet
assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motleynoun
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
"a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
Antonyms:
homogenous, homogeneous, uncolored, uncolouredSynonyms:
salmagundi, diverseness, form, multifariousness, pastiche, categorisation, diversity, categorization, florilegium, mixture, miscellany, admixture, classification, mix, change, variety show, potpourri, concoction, commixture, kind, compartmentalisation, miscellanea, smorgasbord, assortment, compartmentalization, garland, mixing, sort, medley, intermixture, variety, mixed bagmotleynoun
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
Antonyms:
homogeneous, homogenous, uncolored, uncolouredSynonyms:
smorgasbord, mixed bag, miscellanea, salmagundi, miscellany, potpourri, variety, assortment, mixturemotleyadjective
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
Antonyms:
uncoloured, homogeneous, homogenous, uncoloredSynonyms:
smorgasbord, mixed bag, miscellanea, salmagundi, miscellany, potpourri, variety, assortment, mixtureassorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)adjective
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
"an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
Antonyms:
uncoloured, homogenous, homogeneous, uncoloredmotley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicolouredverb
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
"a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"
Antonyms:
uncolored, homogeneous, homogenous, uncolouredSynonyms:
multi-color, multicolor, particolored, miscellaneous, calico, multicoloured, painted, mixed, pied, sundry(a), piebald, multicolored, multicolour, multi-colored, multi-colour, particoloured, varicolored, multi-coloured, variegated, assorted, varicolouredvary, variegate, motleyverb
make something more diverse and varied
"Vary the menu"
Antonyms:
homogeneous, uncoloured, homogenous, uncoloredSynonyms:
change, alter, deviate, vary, diverge, parti-color, depart, variegatemotley, parti-colorverb
make motley; color with different colors
Antonyms:
homogenous, uncoloured, homogeneous, uncoloredSynonyms:
vary, parti-color, variegate
How to use motley in a sentence?
Mötley Crüe always performs its songs live but during the last tour Mick struggled to remember chords, played the wrong songs and made constant mistakes which led to his departure from the band.
I met a fool I' the forest, a motley fool.
And like Judge Motley, I have dedicated my career to ensuring that the words engraved on the front of the Supreme Court building --' Equal Justice Under Law' -- are a reality and not just an idea.
She's a shining light, hardworking and with an integrity that the rest of the motley crew in British politics just doesn't have.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4721 | uniform | |
#8706 | alike | |
#17421 | motley | |
#18248 | homogeneous | |
#44819 | homogenous | |
#57076 | monochromatic | |
#171481 | uncolored | |
#292337 | uncoloured |
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