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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fiery

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auburn (reddish brown)

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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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crimson

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

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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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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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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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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reddened

Made red.

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reddish

Mixed or tinged with red; somewhat red.

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scarlet

A bright red, slightly orange colour.

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color (related)

An outward and often deceptive appearance:

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carmine

Strong to vivid red.

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blush

A rosy color

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blowzed

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

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blushing

Showing blushes; rosy red.

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florid

Very ornate; flowery:

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erubescent

Red or reddish; blushing

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rubicundity

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

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blood-red

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

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rubicund

Inclined to a healthy rosiness; ruddy.

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burgundy

(--- loosely) Any dry red table wine

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maroon

Dark brownish-red

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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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rufosity

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rust

A strong brown.

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rubify

(Rare) to make red; to cause to redden

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incarmined

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rufescent

Reddish; tinged with 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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reddishness

The quality of being reddish.

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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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coral

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

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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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rubescence

A reddening.

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violent

Intense or extreme, especially in emotion:

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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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redness

The state or quality of being red

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bolshy

Alternative spelling of bolshie.

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incarnadine

Red; esp., blood-red

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bloodshot

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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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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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roseate

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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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purple (related)

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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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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 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

An extreme radical:

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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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loss

The amount of something lost:

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red-ink

A financial loss in business.

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black (related)

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red-and-black (related)

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bright-yellow (related)

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bloody

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commie

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

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glowing

The action of the verb glow.

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empurple

To make or become purple

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red-faced

Rosacea is a chronic skin condition which causes facial redness.

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gain (antonym)

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

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red-and-white (related)

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bright-red (related)

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grey (related)

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coloured (related)

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bright-orange (related)

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yellow (related)

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white (related)

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the blue (related)

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blue (related)

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