Synonyms of blushing

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adjective

1

as in pink

Related Words

• pink
• pinkish
• flushed
• brown
• blowsy
• warm
• tanned
• bronzed
• suntanned
• bloomy
• ruddy
• red
• blooming
• rosy
• cherubic
• sanguine
• florid
• glowing
• rubicund
• flush
• full-blooded

Dissimilar Words

• pale
• pallid
• sallow
• ashen
• livid
• wan
• lurid
• pasty
• ashy
• doughy
• mealy
• palish
• white
• peaked
• waxen
• waxy
• blanched
• peaky
• paled
• whitened
• sickly
• sallowish
• sick
• anemic
• bloodless
• cadaverous
• white-faced
• whey-faced

2

as in embarrassed

Related Words

• embarrassed
• sheepish
• chagrined
• penitential
• hangdog
• culpable
• blameworthy
• apologetic
• regretful
• ashamed
• remorseful
• guilty
• rueful
• penitent
• repentant
• shamefaced
• contrite
• blamable
• sorry
• compunctious
• shamed

Dissimilar Words

• shameless
• unashamed
• unrepentant
• impudent
• remorseless
• brazen
• cheeky
• innocent
• blameless
• unapologetic
• impenitent
• guiltless

blushing

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verb

present participle of blush

as in glowing

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

• glowing
• flushing
• reddening
• blooming
• crimsoning
• turning color
• coloring
• rouging
• mortifying
• humiliating
• embarrassing
• disconcerting
• ruddling
• incarnadining
• abashing
• discomfiting
• fazing
• chagrining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blushing

Adjective

The saxophones and horns of Miller’s Army Air Force Band waft through the house, enveloping the medals on the wall and the photos of a young soldier and his blushing bride. — Bill Newcott, National Geographic, 13 Dec. 2019

But when a thorny, unsolved problem arose a boss invariably stood up and pointed to the blushing youngster. — Brandon R. Brown, Smithsonian, 12 July 2019

And on her wedding day, Paltrow looked every bit the blushing bride. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2018

And then his blushing bride-to-be, fellow host Mika Brzezinski, vigorously defends him on Twitter. — Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018

With soft blushing cheeks and a lip color that practically matches, Kate Bosworth looks like a picture-perfect celestial maiden. — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 7 May 2018

There could be hundreds of such blushing encounters before the chameleons of two different colors are familiar enough to mate. — Quanta Magazine, 28 July 2017

Verb

Reporter covering national politics from Richmond Could the Deep South be blushing slightly blue — or at least less red? — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026

In this painful experience, one is exposed (the betrayal that is blushing) and longs to hide oneself. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Like the squeezy dumpling, this one has a blushing cartoon face and accompanying tan steamer basket. — Eva Flowe october 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

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

As the clock edges toward midnight on October 27, book stores and e-tailers across the globe will be blushing with anticipation. — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Soon, though, the musicians fill in the midrange with blushing chords and a bell-tone melody that pulls gently away from the root note, creating a gentle tension. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

That gradually began to change over a few hours of Colquitt’s patient mending, shadowing, blushing, and eyelash-affixing. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026