Monochrome
Monochrome noun - Painting done in a range of tones of a single color.
Shot and monochrome are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shot" instead a noun "Monochrome".
Nearby Word: monochromatic
Shot
Shot noun - A picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera.
Usage example: took a shot of his family for the scrapbook
Monochrome and shot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Monochrome" instead a noun "Shot".
Both words in one sentence
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The "Rome" episode of No Reservations is deliberately shot in monochrome, as Anthony Bourdain explains how his impressions of the city were formed from old '50s Italian movies, which were generally shot in B&W.
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The Man Who Wasn't There: This is an interesting case; the film was shot in color, made monochrome for the US releases but released with the color in Europe due to the contract.
Source: Deliberately Monochrome -
Cypher is shot predominantly in a heavily desaturated, high contrast and near-monochrome world of drudgery, suits and concrete.
Source: Deliberately Monochrome
Cite this Source
Shot and Monochrome. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/monochrome/shot
Monochrome & Shot. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/monochrome/shot>.
Shot or Monochrome. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/monochrome/shot.
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