carmine

adjective

Definition of carminenext
as in crimson

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carmine
  1. crimson
  2. reddish
  3. red
  4. ruby
  5. bloodred
  6. sanguineous
Adjective
  • Lisa’s crimson dress, hailing from The Attico, was crafted of a sheer mesh fabric and featured a structured bodice that transitioned to more mesh adornments on either side of the singer’s waist.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Agnelle’s purple leather gloves, the Johnstons of Elgin cashmere scarf in rich eggplant, and Hill House Home’s crimson floral pin.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of crimson
Adjective
  • Opening a Bible that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011 discovered a reddish-blond hair pressed between the pages.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Then, after walking for a couple of blocks, directing withering sneers at the policeman’s reddish face, which was as impassive as that of a stone idol, Gleb cooled down and succumbed to boredom.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of reddish
Adjective
  • Von Teese first appeared onstage as a character reminiscent of Snow White — replete with perfect black coif, red lips, pristine look and forbidden fruit in hand — but the narrative took a different direction.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Painted with vibrant hues of red, orange and yellow, the mural depicts folklorico dancers in traditional dress.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of red
Adjective
  • Next to the ruby-red Majorelle bar, L’Asiatique restaurant, with its Ming Dynasty–style chairs and black lacquer tables, is a vision of Deco decadence.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The Institute of Agriculture notes that there are a few hummingbirds that surface between November and late March in Tennessee and other Southern states, but these birds are not typically ruby-throat hummingbirds.
    — Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of ruby
Adjective
  • Nancy Reagan stood by in her bloodred dresses, red as an AIDS ribbon, red as gore.
    — Grant Sutton, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022
Definition of bloodred
Adjective
  • The viral TikTok dance sensation inspired by Wednesday star Jenny Ortega’s quirky moves that is set to the sanguineous 2011 Lady Gaga song has blown up so big that even Mother Monster couldn’t resist throwing her black veil into the ring.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2022
Definition of sanguineous
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“Carmine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carmine. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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