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RED Synonyms

There are 42 synonyms of the word red. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word red. (close relations)
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crimson
adjectiveadj
noun

• a deep and vivid red color

adjective satellite

• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

• characterized by violence or bloodshed

• (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

verb

• turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

cherry
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

• any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood

• a red fruit with a single hard stone

• a red the color of ripe cherries

adjective satellite

• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

ruby
nounn
noun

• a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

• a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers

• a deep and vivid red color

adjective satellite

• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

scarlet
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

adjective satellite

• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

blood
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets

• temperament or disposition

• a dissolute man in fashionable society

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• people viewed as members of a group

verb

• smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

brick
verb, nounv, n
noun

• rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

• a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy

verb

• To stop working (of an electronic device)

cardinal
nounn
adjective

• being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order

noun

• (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

• the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

• a variable color averaging a vivid red

• crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

adjective satellite

• serving as an essential component

coral
nounn
noun

• a variable color averaging a deep pink

• the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry

• unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces

• marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs

adjective satellite

• of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color

maroon
adjectiveadj
noun

• a person who is stranded (as on an island)

• a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

• an exploding firework used as a warning signal

adjective satellite

• of dark brownish to purplish red

verb

• leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

• leave stranded on a desert island without resources

rose
nounn
noun

• any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

• pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began

• a dusty pink color

adjective satellite

• of something having a dusty purplish pink color

vermilion
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

adjective satellite

• of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

verb

• color vermilion

burgundy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color

• a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines

• red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)

garnet
nounn
noun

• any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive

carmine
nounn
noun

• a variable color averaging a vivid red

adjective satellite

• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

verb

• color carmine

cerise
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a red the color of ripe cherries

adjective satellite

• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

blood-red
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

bolshevik
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of or relating to Bolshevism

noun

• emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

• a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party

bolshie
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

bolshy
adjectiveadj
noun

• emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

adjective satellite

• obstreperous

cherry-red
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

Best Hypernyms For RED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for red, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
amount radical sum
Phrases (6)
amount of moneychromatic colorchromatic colourspectral colorspectral coloursum of money

Alternatives for CRIMSON

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