woad Synonyms & Antonyms
What Is Another Word for Woad?
Instead of woad you can say indigo, indigotin or Isatis tinctoria depending on the context.
Choose a meaning, then find a word that fits your sentence.
Woad as a Noun
The plant Isatis tinctoria.
The blue vat dye made from the leaves of the plant through partial drying and fermentation.
The blue dye made from the leaves of the plant.
Synonyms & similar words
Woad as a Verb
To plant or cultivate woad.
To dye with woad.
Word Forms & Grammar
woad (usually uncountable, plural woads)
woad (third-person singular simple present woads, present participle woading, simple past and past participle woaded)
Origin of Woad
From Middle English wode, from Old English wād (“woad”), from Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz (“woad”), from Proto-Indo-European *woydʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wēd (“woad”), Dutch wede (“woad”), German Waid (“woad”), and with French guède, Italian guado (“woad”) (both borrowed from Frankish). See also weed.
Woad at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /wəʊd/ |
| Meaning | The plant Isatis tinctoria |
| Synonyms | indigo, indigotin and Isatis tinctoria |
| Plural | woads |
| Verb forms | woads, woading, woaded |
Woad: Your Questions Answered
Is woad a noun or a verb?
Woad is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is the plural of woad?
The plural of woad is woads.
What is the past tense of woad?
The past tense of woad is woaded. The present participle is woading.