BROWN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BROWN?

Need another word that means the same as “brown”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “brown” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brown” are: browned, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown, hazel, chocolate-coloured, unbleached, wholemeal, tanned, suntanned, sunburned, bronze, bronzed, weather-beaten, embrown, singe, sear, seal, crisp, crisp up, brown university, brownness, john brown, robert brown

Brown as a Noun

Definitions of "Brown" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brown” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A satyrid butterfly, which typically has brown wings with small eyespots.
• A university in Rhode Island.
• A brown thing, in particular the brown ball in snooker.
• Brown colour or pigment.
• Brown clothes or material.
• An orange of low brightness and saturation.
• Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859.
• Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858.

Synonyms of "Brown" as a noun (4 Words)

brown university	Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859.
brownness	An orange of low brightness and saturation.
john brown	An orange of low brightness and saturation.
robert brown	A university in Rhode Island.

Usage Examples of "Brown" as a noun

• A woman all in brown.
• A pair of boots in brown.
• The brown of his eyes.
• The print is rich with velvety browns.

Brown as a Verb

Definitions of "Brown" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brown” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Fry in a pan until it changes color.
• Make brown in color.
• Make or become brown, typically by cooking.

Synonyms of "Brown" as a verb (6 Words)

crisp	Of food develop a crisp surface in an oven or under a grill. There is a cooling breeze which crisps the broad clear river.
crisp up	Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in.
embrown	Cause to darken.
seal	Hunt seals. The pine boarding should be sealed with polyurethane.
sear	Fix (an image or memory) permanently in someone’s mind or memory. Sear the chicken livers in a pan for a few minutes on each side.
singe	Burn superficially or lightly. My eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames.

Usage Examples of "Brown" as a verb

• The draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard.
• A skillet in which food has been browned.
• Grill the pizza until the cheese has browned.
• Brown the meat in the pan.

Brown as an Adjective

Definitions of "Brown" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brown” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Of a color similar to that of wood or earth.
• Deeply suntanned.
• (of bread) light brown in colour and typically made with unbleached or unrefined wholemeal flour.
• (of a person) dark-skinned or suntanned.
• (of skin) deeply suntanned.
• Of a colour produced by mixing red, yellow, and blue, as of dark wood or rich soil.
• Relating or belonging to a human group characterized as having relatively dark-coloured skin (chiefly used of peoples of Latin American, South Asian, or Middle Eastern ancestry.

Synonyms of "Brown" as an adjective (14 Words)

bronze	Of the color of bronze.
bronzed	Having a tan color from exposure to the sun. A young bronzed Apollo.
browned	Deeply suntanned.
brownish	Having a brown tinge; slightly brown. A brownish coloured cat.
chocolate-brown	Of a color similar to that of wood or earth.
chocolate-coloured	Having the color of dark chocolate.
dark-brown	Of a color similar to that of wood or earth.
hazel	Of a light brown or yellowish brown color.
sunburned	Having reddened or inflamed skin as result of overexposure to the sun. Rose water s soothing properties make it an excellent remedy for sunburned skin.
suntanned	Having a tan color from exposure to the sun. We were directed towards the suntanned boatman.
tanned	(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun. A pair of oversized aviator sunglasses hid much of her tanned face.
unbleached	Not artificially colored or bleached. Unbleached blonde hair.
weather-beaten	Worn by exposure to the weather.
wholemeal	Denoting flour or bread made from whole grains of wheat, including the husk or outer layer.

Usage Examples of "Brown" as an adjective

• I interviewed 60 mostly black and brown leaders around our nation.
• His face was brown from the sun.
• A slice of brown toast with low fat spread.
• She had warm brown eyes.
• An old brown coat.

Associations of "Brown" (30 Words)

ashen	(of a person’s face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness. Eleanor s ashen face.
black	Of the face made black especially as with suffused blood. In the black of night.
blond	A light grayish yellow to near white. Blond Scandinavians.
blue	Blue color or pigment resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime. Did you have a blue or what.
brownish	Of a color similar to that of wood or earth. A brownish coloured cat.
color	Decorate with colors. Fall colored the trees.
colored	Having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination. Colored crepe paper.
dark	The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside. Dark colors like wine red or navy blue.
dun	Make a dun color. She wore dun.
dye	Color with dye. It s good material it should dye well.
ebony	Hard dark colored heartwood of the ebony tree used in cabinetwork and for piano keys. His smile flashed against the ebony of his skin.
fawn	Have fawns. A six month old roe fawn.
gray	Horse of a light gray or whitish color. Gray flannel suit.
green	Turn or become green. That s a lot of green.
grey	Grey hair. A grey Cape Town suburb.
hue	Take on color or become colored. In highlights it hued to a dull silver grey.
magenta	A primary subtractive color for light a dark purple red color the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859 the year of the battle of Magenta. Bright pink double flowers each lined in dark magenta.
marbled	(of meat) having the lean part streaked with thin layers of fat. Attractively marbled cloth or paper.
maroon	Of a brownish-red colour. The hat is available in either white or maroon.
mustard	Used in names of related plants only some of which are used to produce mustard for the table e g hedge mustard. Mustard sauce.
orange	Used in names of plants with similar fruit or flowers to the orange tree e g mock orange. There was an orange glow in the sky.
painted	Coated with paint. In public he wore a painted smile.
pigmentation	Abnormal colouring of a person’s skin, typically resulting from disease.
red	A red wine. The force went on red alert.
scarlet	Scarlet clothes or material. Silk awnings of brilliant scarlet.
strawberry	The low growing plant which produces the strawberry having white flowers lobed leaves and runners and found throughout north temperate regions. She thought she would wear the strawberry crushed velvet.
tint	Dye someone s hair with a tint. Her skin was tinted with delicate colour.
wavy	Having waves. She had long wavy hair.
white	White colour or pigment. She separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs.
yellow	Yellow clothes or material. Everyone dresses in yellow.