Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ginger

4 senses of ginger

Sense 1
ginger -- (perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
ginger, powdered ginger -- (dried ground gingerroot)
       => spice -- (any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food)

Sense 3
ginger, gingerroot -- (pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery)
       => flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning -- (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Sense 4
pep, peppiness, ginger -- (liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep")
       => liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness -- (animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ginger

1 sense of ginger

Sense 1
ginger -- (add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup")
       => zest, spice, spice up -- (add herbs or spices to)

Antonyms of adj ginger

1 sense of ginger

Sense 1
ginger, gingery -- ((used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten")

INDIRECT (VIA colored) -> uncolored, uncoloured -- (without color; "pure water is uncolored")

Similarity of adj ginger

1 sense of ginger

Sense 1
ginger, gingery -- ((used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten")
       => colored (vs. uncolored), coloured, colorful -- (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain")