Synonyms of blush

blush 1 of 2

noun

ˈbləsh 

as in color

a rosy appearance (of the cheeks)

a baby with a healthy blush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• color
• glow
• brightness
• bloom
• flush
• pinkness
• brilliance
• redness
• reddishness
• rosiness
• ruddiness
• sanguineness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pallor
• paleness
• whiteness
• pastiness
• wanness
• sallowness
• greenness
• pallidness
• greenishness

blush

2 of 2

verb

as in to glow

to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

she blushed when she realized she had walked into the boys' bathroom by mistake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glow
• flush
• crimson
• redden
• bloom
• turn color
• color
• rouge
• incarnadine
• humiliate
• ruddle
• embarrass
• faze
• disconcert
• mortify
• abash
• discomfit
• chagrin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blush

Noun

Along with a lineup of full-coverage powder foundations, the brand also offers loose blushes and bronzers to add warmth and dimension to your complexion. — Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026

That process has become so lucrative for the arbitrators that decide winners and losers that some of them now have profit margins that would make tech giants blush, my colleague Tara Bannow reports in a new story. — Bob Herman, STAT, 19 Oct. 2026

Verb

And one of the best ways to celebrate fall is by going apple picking, as crowd-pleasers like Galas and Honeycrisps begin blushing into their reddish-gold skins. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

Accent with berries like holly and nandina, which are a pretty blushing orange shade this time of year but will turn red for the holidays. — James T. Farmer, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing blush

• first blush