Antonyms of adj rose-colored

2 senses of rose-colored

Sense 1
rose-colored, rosy -- (reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses")

INDIRECT (VIA optimistic) -> pessimistic -- (expecting the worst possible outcome)

Sense 2
rose-colored, rosy-colored -- (having a rose color)

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

Similarity of adj rose-colored

2 senses of rose-colored

Sense 1
rose-colored, rosy -- (reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses")
       => optimistic (vs. pessimistic) -- (expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view")

Sense 2
rose-colored, rosy-colored -- (having a rose color)
       => 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")

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