SALLOW Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

sallow

adjective

Definition of sallow

as in pallid

having an unhealthy yellowish skin color He looked tired and sallow. She has a sallow complexion.

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Recent Examples of sallow The film is aggressively teal with a sallow greige (gray-beige) overcast. — Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 If the entire plant looks sallow and yellow, give it better nutrition. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025 An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France. — Anne Higonnet, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2023 The eyes are sallow, the shoulders slumped, and the proud corona of hair is gone, instead a thin outline of flat, dark hair covers his head. — Bob Guccione Jr, SPIN, 17 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sallow

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Their bulging eyes stare back at the Queen’s Consort, empty in pallid faces.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
His first pitch brought in between five and eight residents but was met with pallid responses.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of pallid

Adjective

Our founder has spent his career advocating for a shift from sick care to true health creation.

— Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Officials recommended wearing masks in crowded indoor settings, staying current on vaccinations, testing for the virus and remaining home when sick.

— Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Definition of sick

Adjective

Work took place in the spring and early summer and the pool was refilled in June, but an algae bloom returned just days later, turning the pool a sickly green color.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
In the heyday of her career, her choppy hair, flat chest, sickly pallor and large darting eyes were a manic pixie dream.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

Definition of sickly

Adjective

The ticket matched four of the white balls and the gold Mega Ball on Tuesday, July 21, to score $10,000, according to the Idaho Lottery.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
Near a busy intersection in Shawnee, a red, white and blue sign juts out in front of a two-story home with a white picket fence.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

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