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
  • That strength is being seen not just in blue strongholds like Orange County — where Democrats are running up huge turnout numbers — but also in the normally crimson exurban areas such as Polk.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Entertainment options abound on the lower level, where a crimson velvet theater showcases a fireplace hood signed over the years by iconic stars like Elvis Presley and Rita Moreno.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of crimson
Adjective
  • Depending on the lighting, the gem can shift from bluish-green in daylight to raspberry-purple or reddish hues under incandescent light.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The deep-space image reveals a 230-light-year-wide swathe of the glowing emission nebula N159, threaded with denser filaments of reddish molecular hydrogen that hide countless energetic young stars.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of reddish
Adjective
  • How a group of young Black women helped Democrat Scott Colom do the unthinkable, potentially flipping a deep-red Senate seat.
    — Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The set includes two chairs and a round table that fold flat for convenient storage when not in use, and comes in chic shades like blue, green, red, and yellow for a cheerful pop of color.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 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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