Colored
Colored adjective - Having skin rich in melanin pigments.
Usage example: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Dark-skinned and colored are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dark-skinned" instead an adjective "Colored".
Dark-skinned
Dark-skinned adjective - Having skin rich in melanin pigments.
Colored and dark-skinned are semantically related. You can use "Colored" instead an adjective phrase "Dark-skinned".
Both words in one sentence
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Dark Is Evil: Halfdan the Black isn't called that because he's dark-skinned, or wears dark-colored clothing.
Source: Film / Erik the Viking - They are a dark-skinned, dark-haired people who are fond of brightly colored clothes and jewelry.
Source: Useful Notes / Romani -
Dark-Skinned Blond: In colored drawings, Ari is occasionally drawn as having lightly-bronzed skin in addition to her blond hair.
Source: Comic Book / The Demon Mages
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Dark-skinned and Colored. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/colored/dark-skinned
Colored & Dark-skinned. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/colored/dark-skinned>.
Dark-skinned or Colored. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/colored/dark-skinned.
