palish

adjective

Definition of palishnext
as in white

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palish
  1. white
  2. pale
  3. sallow
  4. pallid
  5. ashen
  6. wan
  7. ashy
  8. pasty
Adjective
  • The ticket matched four of the white balls and the gold Mega Ball on Tuesday, July 21, to score $10,000, according to the Idaho Lottery.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • Near a busy intersection in Shawnee, a red, white and blue sign juts out in front of a two-story home with a white picket fence.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of white
Adjective
  • Indeed, the seeds are extremely small and can range in color from blue-black to gray, white or pale yellow, depending on the variety.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Bo grinned, staring at the pale-blue walls of the large classroom.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of pale
Adjective
  • The colors are really sallow and kind of ugly.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 14 May 2026
  • The cold of winter can leave your complexion dry, sallow, and desperate for hydration.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of sallow
Adjective
  • Their bulging eyes stare back at the Queen’s Consort, empty in pallid faces.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • His first pitch brought in between five and eight residents but was met with pallid responses.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of pallid
Adjective
  • Always, always those little ashen faces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
  • Nonetheless, at the end of the screening many members of the Vogue staff attended this week, one colleague turned to me with a slightly ashen look.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 May 2026
Definition of ashen
Adjective
  • If the land in question has been converted from agricultural fields to golf-course acreage, the net impact of those other factors might actually be lessened, but that’s a wan exculpation.
    — David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The industrial lagers were flavorless, wan and dilute; craft beer, by contrast, would be rich, complex and delicious.
    — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 31 Jan. 2020
Definition of wan
Adjective
  • For an olive or medium complexion, a neutral contour shade (neither cool nor warm) will avoid an ashy gray hue.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 June 2026
  • Before the rookie makeovers, Courtni Shea had never colored her hair, which was originally an ashy brown color.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Definition of ashy
Adjective
  • Just get over it, red-haired, pasty Kathy Griffin, with light-skinned, red-haired Karen Bass.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
  • These sorta-spicy spud nuggets become pasty and dry in there.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of pasty
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