Colourful and Sombre

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Colourful adjective - Having striking color.

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Sombre is an antonym for colourful.

Sombre adjective - Grave or even gloomy in character.

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Colourful is an antonym for sombre in dark topic.

Nearby Words: somber, sombrely

Morgan glances down at his sombre black clothing in contrast to the colourful trappings of the coronation guests.

Source: Establishing Character Moment / Literature

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