purpled
Turned regal shade
Purpled is the past tense of purple used as a verb, meaning turned purple or made purple.
Faces purple with rage or cold; bruises purple overnight; twilight skies purple at dusk.
His face purpled with embarrassment.
The usage is somewhat literary, appearing more often in narrative prose than everyday speech.
Small five-petaled wildflower
- magentaVivid purplish-red hue
- lilacPale purple hue
- plumSoft stone fruit
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
mauve · amethyst · orchid · fuchsia · wine · mulberry · burgundy · maroon
Tissue damage beneath skin
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
trauma · wound · tender · soreness · inflammation · impact · blow · healing
Of or befitting royalty
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
noble · majesty · sovereignty · aristocracy · coronation · palace · scepter · dynasty
Elaborately decorated
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
- floweryElaborately ornamental in style
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
grandiose · bombastic · pompous · embellished · ostentatious · melodramatic · theatrical · exaggerated
violet
Small five-petaled wildflower
lavender · mauve · amethyst · orchid · fuchsia · wine · mulberry · burgundy · maroon · eggplant
contusion
Tissue damage beneath skin
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
injury · trauma · wound · tender · soreness · inflammation · impact · blow · healing · blackened
regal
Of or befitting royalty
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
throne · noble · majesty · sovereignty · aristocracy · coronation · palace · scepter · dynasty · highness
ornate
Elaborately decorated
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
- floweryElaborately ornamental in style
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
overwrought · grandiose · bombastic · pompous · embellished · ostentatious · melodramatic · theatrical · exaggerated · verbose
purpledsimplified
Made less complex
stripped down · pared down · toned down · restrained · sobered
- dark purpleViolet with depth
- purple riceDeeply pigmented cereal grain
- Purple HeartMilitary wound decoration
- purple flowersBlooms in violet hues
- purple hazeViolet-tinted atmospheric conditions
- The Color PurpleWalker's Pulitzer-winning novel
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