Synonyms of red lights

red lights

noun

plural of red light

as in red flags

something that tells of approaching danger or risk

the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• red flags
• warnings
• signs
• wake-up calls
• tocsins
• indicators
• cautions
• tip-offs
• signals
• notifications
• premonitions
• omens
• buoys
• portents
• declarations
• presages
• announcements
• notices
• foretokens
• foretastes
• knells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• all clears

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of red lights

Inwood residents say doughnuts, drag racing and speeding through red lights happen on a near-daily basis on Sherman Avenue. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

This is the same genius who just a few months ago gave all these scooter riders the freedom to go down one-way streets the wrong way, not having to stop for red lights or stop signs, by forbidding police from writing criminal summonses to them. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Driving fatigue is very real, thanks to so many Mad Maxes riding bumpers or blowing through red lights or completely ignoring the speed limit. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

After a warning period, drivers caught running red lights by the cameras will receive citations starting October 11. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Police said Bessent, who had no license, drove more than 118 mph, blowing through red lights before crashing into a Chevrolet Cruz. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

While that level isn’t full of color, the yellow and red lights of the spotlight buoys stand out, bright and saturated. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

But social media videos of red lights emanating from the cameras, largely automatic license plate readers distributed across the city, raised concerns among some that footage was still being captured. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Mounted atop the temporary wall were two sets of traffic lights, a pair of side-by-side green lights (currently off) and a set of red lights, now blinking. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026