Thesaurus results for REDDISH

reddish

adjective

Definition of reddish

as in crimson

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Recent Examples of reddish My previous dermatologist had told me the reddish-brown spots on my chest and legs that would flare in the sun and heat were just age spots. — Health Editorial Team, Health, 1 July 2026 The reddish glow of the auroras can even be seen against the outside of the space station in this photograph. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 June 2026 The cane toad is reddish-brown or grayish-brown in color with a light-yellow or beige belly. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 Look out for brown pelicans, tricolor herons, reddish egrets, wood storks, and many other unique species. — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for reddish

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reddish

Adjective

The physical strain is immense—his face flushes crimson under the regalia—but his consciousness is no longer entirely his own.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Its restaurant, Gold Rush Steak House—all wagon-wheel chandeliers—serves steaks in a room with enough crimson velvet to upholster a theater.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of crimson

Adjective

Meanwhile, raging forest fires and a red-alert heat wave are shaking up France’s biggest national holiday, forcing the cancellation of traditional fireworks and firefighters’ balls.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
As for the other six sluggers in the field, all wearing their home jerseys with red, white and blue uniform numbers?

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of red

Adjective

Next to the ruby-red Majorelle bar, L’Asiatique restaurant, with its Ming Dynasty–style chairs and black lacquer tables, is a vision of Deco decadence.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2025
The Institute of Agriculture notes that there are a few hummingbirds that surface between November and late March in Tennessee and other Southern states, but these birds are not typically ruby-throat hummingbirds.

— Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025