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

Around midnight, Bethune walked into the parking lot, where the men approached him in a gray 2026 Toyota Camry equipped with flashing blue and red lights, according to Fagan and Johnson’s arrest affidavits. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

The program is intended to discourage dangerous driving and reinforce the importance of stopping for school buses when their red lights are flashing and stop arms are extended. — Logan Hall, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

At one point, Charli was lit up in quickly alternating blue and red lights that made for a dazzling effect. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

In one alarming incident, Nistorescu said Linton allegedly slapped a woman and drove through red lights at speeds of 100 miles per hour while off her medication. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The report only lightly addressed cameras used to enforce red lights and speeding. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Cops were spotted out in force giving out $190 traffic tickets to cyclists blowing red lights or riding in the bus lane — just hours after the fatal crash. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Another is investigating dozens of incidents in which Teslas using partial self-driving software ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and causing injuries. — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 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