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wan

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Synonyms & Antonyms of wan

lacking a healthy skin color

she looks a little wan after all that tiring work

Synonyms for wan

ashen,
ashy,
blanched,
cadaverous,
doughy,
livid,
lurid,
mealy,
pale,
paled,
pallid,
pasty,
peaked

Words Related to wan

sallow,
sallowish,
sick,
sickly,
waxen,
waxy

white,
whitened

anemic,
bloodless

untanned

whey-faced,
white-faced

Near Antonyms for wan

blushing,
flushed,
pink

Antonyms for wan

blooming,
florid,
flush,
full-blooded,
glowing,
red,
rosy,
rubicund,
ruddy,
sanguine

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“Wan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wan. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.

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