overcoloured
Garishly tinted beyond
Overcoloured means excessively coloured or tinted, whether literally or figuratively.
A photograph may be overcoloured through heavy editing.
More often the word describes accounts or descriptions embellished beyond accuracy: His memoir was overcoloured by nostalgia.
The suggestion is that truth has been distorted by exaggeration or emotional bias.
Also spelled overcolored.
Exceeding maximum concentration
- pigmentedHaving color added
- chromaColor purity measure
- deepFar from surface
- richHaving much of something
full-bodied · dense · concentrated · tinted · dyed · stained · imbued · infused
Tastelessly ornate
- loudHigh in volume
- clashingStriking with discord
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
flashy · showy · brash · glaring · jarring · kitschy · vulgar · cheap
Decorated or exaggerated
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- overdrawnBeyond account funds
- overemphasizedStressed beyond due measure
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
overdone · overplayed · heightened · enhanced · distorted · amplified · inflated · sensationalized
Full of life, intensity
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- glowingGiving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
bright · colorful · kaleidoscopic · psychedelic · prismatic · iridescent · resplendent · chromatic
oversaturated
Exceeding maximum concentration
rich · full-bodied · dense · concentrated · tinted · dyed · stained · imbued · infused · suffused
gaudy
Tastelessly ornate
ostentatious · flashy · showy · brash · glaring · jarring · kitschy · vulgar · cheap · crass
embellished
Decorated or exaggerated
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- overdrawnBeyond account funds
- overemphasizedStressed beyond due measure
overwrought · overdone · overplayed · heightened · enhanced · distorted · amplified · inflated · sensationalized · romanticized
vibrant
Full of life, intensity
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- glowingGiving off steady light
radiant · bright · colorful · kaleidoscopic · psychedelic · prismatic · iridescent · resplendent · chromatic · polychromatic
overcolouredmuted
Made quieter or softer
subdued · pale · faded · washed-out · understated
overcolouredunderstated
Deliberately minimized in expression
restrained · unembellished · plain · sober · unvarnished