Red synonyms

ruby

A deep-red, translucent variety of the mineral corundum, containing small amounts of chromium and valued as a gem.

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rosy

(Slang, UK) tea

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ruddy

Having a healthy red color

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auburn (reddish brown)

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fiery

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cherry

The yellow, red, or blackish fruit of any of these plants.

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rubescent

Becoming red; specif., blushing or flushing

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rubious

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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ruby-red

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

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crimson

The definition of crimson is something that is deep red in color.

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reddish

Mixed or tinged with red; somewhat red.

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reddened

Made red.

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cerise

Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

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titian

A brownish orange.

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blowzed

Having high colour from exposure to the weather; ruddy-faced; disordered.

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carmine

Strong to vivid red.

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erubescent

Red or reddish; blushing

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incarmined

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rubicund

Inclined to a healthy rosiness; ruddy.

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blush

A rosy color

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rouge

Any of various reddish cosmetics in powder, paste, or liquid form, esp. a red or reddish cream, for adding color to the cheeks or lips: a cosmetic used esp. formerly

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rust

A strong brown.

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blushing

Showing blushes; rosy red.

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rufescent

Reddish; tinged with red.

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hyperemic

Pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperemia; congested with blood.

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rutilant

(Rare) Glowing, gleaming, etc.

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color (related)

An outward and often deceptive appearance:

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blood-red

Bright red in color, like the color of fresh blood.

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cherry-red

Of a deep bright red colour, like that of a cherry.

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flushed

Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.

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florid

Very ornate; flowery:

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incarnadine

Red; esp., blood-red

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brick

(Firearms) a carton of 500 rimfire cartridges, which forms the approximate size and shape of a brick.

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cardinal

Mulled red wine.

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claret

A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France.

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roseate

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rubescence

A reddening.

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rubicundity

The state or condition of being rubicund; ruddiness, redness.

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scarlet

A bright red, slightly orange colour.

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rubify

(Rare) to make red; to cause to redden

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violent

Intense or extreme, especially in emotion:

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redness

The state or quality of being red

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garnet

Any of several common red, brown, black, green, or yellow minerals having the general chemical formula A₃B₂SiO₈ , where A is either calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), or manganese (Mn) and B is either aluminum (Al), manganese, iron, chromium (Cr), or vanadium (V). Garnet crystals are dodecahedral in shape, transparent to semitransparent, and have a vitreous luster. They usually occur in metamorphic rocks but also occur in igneous and sedimentary rocks.

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maroon

Dark brownish-red

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rufosity

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pink

Any of various plants of the genus Dianthus, such as sweet William, often cultivated for their showy, fragrant, usually pink, red, or white flowers.

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reddishness

The quality of being reddish.

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red-and-black (related)

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commie

(Pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.

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coral

(Countable) A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral.

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erubescence

The act of becoming red; redness of the skin or surface of anything; a blushing.

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inflamed

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solferino

The purple-red colour of this dye

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vermilion

Any of several other red pigments resembling this

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empurple

To make or become purple

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miniate

To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion, or with red letters, as in a manuscript.

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rubricate

To write in the form of a rubric

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red-faced

Rosacea is a chronic skin condition which causes facial redness.

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red river

A river of the south-central United States rising in two branches in the Texas Panhandle and flowing about 2,100 km (1,300 mi) eastward along the Texas-Oklahoma border and into Arkansas, where it turns southward into Louisiana and then southeast to the Mississippi River.

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bolshevik

A member of a Marxist-Leninist party or a supporter of one; a Communist.

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marxist

One that believes in or follows the ideas of Marx and Engels.

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bolshie

(Derogatory, Britain, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.

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bolshy

Alternative spelling of bolshie.

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loss

The amount of something lost:

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red-ink

A financial loss in business.

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bloody

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glowing

The action of the verb glow.

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magenta

A town in Northern Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named.

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gain (antonym)

An increase in wealth, earnings, etc.; profit; winnings

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bloodshot

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burgundy

(--- loosely) Any dry red table wine

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bright-red (related)

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black (related)

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the blue (related)

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grey (related)

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bright-yellow (related)

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coloured (related)

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bright-orange (related)

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