Synonyms of pinkish

pinkish

adjective

as in pink

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pinkish

The king got his way, and the British empire began recruiting from every corner of the globe, where one in four people—many who looked nothing like his pale, pinkish self—owed him their allegiance and loyalty, having been colonized by the Crown. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

This popular ornamental grass has soft blue foliage, and in midsummer and fall, its steely blue color is accented by pinkish highlights that transition into attractive winter seed heads. — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 16 June 2026

Both snakes are pinkish-tan to grayish-brown, with bands being dark gray, brown or reddish brown. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

Capillary refill refers to the return of blood to the nail bed, giving it a pinkish color. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026