FLUSHED Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of flushed

as in pink

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verb

past tense of flush

as in washed

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse use this cleaner to flush the drain in the sink

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as in blushed

to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment) he flushed deeply upon hearing the compliment

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Recent Examples of flushed

Adjective

By concentrating much of the color on the apples of her cheeks, the effect is angelicly flushed and dewy. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 Laura surveyed her flushed cheeks, her bruised legs, with a consumer’s eye. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Verb

Not that Bieber needs much assistance, with dewy skin and softly flushed cheeks becoming central to the Rhode universe. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026 After two straight incompletions, Nichols was flushed from the pocket on third down and was stripped of the ball by Harding's Kaleb Walker. — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flushed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flushed

Adjective

Since 2018, Bernadette and Charlotte de Geyter have been designing for themselves — and other women with their penchant for pastoral prints, bows and anything pink.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
The ensemble includes a fabric mask covered in elaborate appliqué crewelwork and a codpiece bedazzled with pink sequins.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of pink

Verb

Items such as the coffee pots, dispensing nozzles for cappuccino and frazil machines must be washed and sanitized as needed.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
This is a cold washed process bean, meaning the cherry pulp is washed away from the bean before it’s put in cold storage for 72 hours and then dried.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of washed

Verb

Elsewhere, Julia Fox erupted on the scene, sporting skinny brows, overly blushed cheeks, black liner and glossed lips, no less.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
The actress blushed as her co-stars, Whoopi Goldberg and Quinta Brunson, showered her with some love at a Kevin special screening later that day.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of blushed

Adjective

Then in natural daylight, look at those areas closely and see whether your skin reads more pinkish, gold, or slightly green to determine your undertone.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
The pinkish-gray sky began to reveal flocks of ducks heading out to feed.

— Kody Lostroh, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pinkish

Adjective

The Indus basin supplies about 80% of the country's irrigated agriculture, a sector that employs 65% of the labor force and represents roughly 25% of Pakistan's gross domestic product, according to data compiled by Chatham House.

— Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, about 52% of the Colorado River's water is used for irrigated agriculture.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of irrigated

Verb

Authorities were assessing who else needed help, including many whose homes weren't flooded but were cut off by floodwaters.

— MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
About 90% of the city was flooded following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, according to the White House.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of flooded

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