RUDDY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

ruddy

adjective

ˈrə-dē

Definition of ruddy

as in glowing

having a healthy reddish skin tone ruddy complexions run in the family

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Recent Examples of ruddy These are massive stars in their later stages, swollen and ruddy, shining bright across the cosmos. — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 3 May 2026 The color is a deep, ruddy amber brown, and the nose is full of alcohol and oak. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026 For the longest time, residents in the ruddy north of blue California have agitated for a breakaway state called Jefferson. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 Mulligan, fifty-three and ruddy, had been driving professionally since 1985. — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ruddy

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Adjective

Everyone looks glowing and glamorous, despite sticking generally to a dutiful antiquities theme.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Kubrick’s film is more thematically than overtly connected to the Odyssey; the most obvious analogue being HAL 9000, whose single glowing red camera eye evokes the Cyclops Polyphemus.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

Definition of glowing

Adjective

On the route, local children skirted the edges of the gravel, damp beach towels draped over their tanned shoulders.

— Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Rigid beauty standards defined Victoria’s Secret in the peak of its mid-aughts glory, with girls watching rows of extra-small, tanned models at the annual fashion show.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 June 2026

Definition of tanned

Adjective

In a video of the incident shared with the Star-Telegram, a red SUV pulls up behind a white sedan parked in his neighbor’s driveway.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Set the Scene The eight-story building is stylish, with a red brick facade encased in glass and steel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of red

Adjective

Without saying a word to her children, Janet scooped the shirt out of the sink and marched it across the kitchen, rosy splotches dotting the linoleum at her feet.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Things might be less rosy during the second half of the year, with the team mired in last place.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of rosy

Adjective

According to the Storm Prediction Center, thunderstorms with severe wind gusts will be possible in the region, where warm, humid air is creating an unstable atmosphere.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Joe’s is seeing strong momentum behind warm ecru and crisp bright white this summer, as shoppers gravitate toward lighter denim styles in place of traditional heavyweight indigo jeans.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Definition of warm

Adjective

While there are plenty of pieces for the coaching staff to work with, the depth chart doesn’t appear to be flush with playmakers outside of Nabers.

— Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Then there’s its massive office in New York City, flush with wellness offerings and aesthetic communal spaces.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Definition of flush

Adjective

Croonenberghs wore a brown-and-white striped T-shirt, olive green cargo pants, white tennis shoes, and a navy blue denim baseball cap over his dark hair.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 July 2026
Other exterior wall colors, chosen by 5% to 9% of homeowners, include green (9%), black (8%), brown (7%), blue (5%), yellow (5%), and red (1%).

— Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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