white synonyms

white

modif.

  1. The color of fresh snow

    ivory, silvery, snow-white, snowy, frosted, milky, milky-white, chalky, pearly, blanched, bleached, ashen, pale, wan, albescent.

    Antonyms dark*, black*, dirty. *

  2. Colorless

    clear, transparent, clean, blank, spotless, pure, unalloyed, neutral, achromatic, achromic.

    Antonyms colored*, chromatic*, mixed. *

  3. Concerning the white race

    fair-skinned, light-complexioned, Caucasian, light-skinned, ruddy-faced; see also European, western 2.

    Antonyms black*, Negro*, negroid. *

  4. *Honorable

    decent, splendid, kind, courageous, good-natured, considerate.

  5. Pale

    ashen, wan, pallid; see pale 1.

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