Synonyms of red

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adjective

ˈred 

1

as in glowing

having a healthy reddish skin tone

the merry, red, smiling face of Santa Claus

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature

the streams of red lava were especially spectacular at night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boiling
• searing
• hot
• burning
• molten
• fiery
• white-hot
• heated
• warm
• red-hot
• warmed
• fervent
• ardent
• scorching
• piping hot
• glowing
• sweltering
• broiling
• sultry
• fervid
• torrid
• superheated
• roasting
• blazing
• scalding
• seething
• igneous
• sizzling
• ultrahot
• tropical
• flushed
• inflamed
• overheated
• warmish
• toasty
• feverish
• steamy
• reheated
• snug
• summery
• muggy
• canicular
• summerlike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cold
• frozen
• icy
• arctic
• iced
• bitter
• freezing
• glacial
• ice-cold
• frigid
• cool
• chilly
• snowy
• snappy
• frosty
• chill
• nippy
• wintry
• cooled
• algid
• coolish
• subzero
• chilled
• refrigerated
• bone-chilling
• coldish
• unheated
• shivering
• numb
• subfreezing
• blizzardly
• benumbed

red

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noun

1

as in rebel

a person who rises up against authority

the reds demanded a violent overthrow of the government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebel
• insurgent
• revolutionary
• revolter
• mutineer
• challenger
• revolutionist
• insurrectionist
• resistant
• insurrectionary
• resister
• anarchist
• discontent
• recusant
• extremist
• oppositionist
• insubordinate
• radical
• defier
• refuser
• anarch
• malcontent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• patriot
• supporter
• loyalist
• counterrevolutionary
• counterinsurgent
• counterrevolutionist

2

as in communist

capitalized an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state

the story of John Reed, the only American Red buried within the Kremlin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communist
• comrade
• socialist
• pink
• commie
• leftist
• Bolshevik
• Marxist
• radical
• lefty
• pinko
• social democrat
• Maoist
• Trotskyite
• revolutionary
• Leninist
• extremist
• Stalinist
• Trotskyist
• revolutionist
• Leninite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• capitalist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of red

Adjective

Swapping traditional white polish for a juicy tomato-red hue keeps the design feeling fresher than ever. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026

This included getting access to a replica of the infamous red Ferrari, according to Carol Smith, executive director of communications for Glenbrook High School District 225, which includes Glenbrook North, and an organizer of the photo shoot. — Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Noun

However, the formula comes in a variety of reds, berries and nudes that flatter a wide range of complexions. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Those in black tops pressed the reds, then the yellow tops pressed the black tops before the red tops pressed the yellows. — James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing red

• red alert
• red flag
• red hot
• red in tooth and claw
• red light
• see red