Thesaurus results for REDDISH

reddish

adjective

Definition of reddish

as in crimson

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Recent Examples of reddish Perhaps one day someone will ask the same of whoever decided Real Madrid should have reddish-pink stripes on their kit. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Opening a Bible that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011 discovered a reddish-blond hair pressed between the pages. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 Then, after walking for a couple of blocks, directing withering sneers at the policeman’s reddish face, which was as impassive as that of a stone idol, Gleb cooled down and succumbed to boredom. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026 Rooibos is sometimes confused with hibiscus or rosehip because all three make reddish drinks. — Brandi Jones, HEALTH, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reddish

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Adjective

Her trademark curls were nowhere to be seen, instead replaced by a pin-straight style in a vivid shade of crimson red, crafted by hairstylist Virginie Pineda.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Oct. 2026
The deep crimson drapes, white tablecloths, and understated gold accents at T’ang evoke a lavish Chinese mansion.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of crimson

Adjective

Miller’s calculated the percentage chance that all 35 seats in play will go blue or red virtually in real time.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Tiguan gets one-pedal driving and Volkswagen's new Connected Travel Assist system, which can help with lane changes on highways and bring the SUV to a stop at red traffic lights.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of red

Adjective

Next to the ruby-red Majorelle bar, L’Asiatique restaurant, with its Ming Dynasty–style chairs and black lacquer tables, is a vision of Deco decadence.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2025
The Institute of Agriculture notes that there are a few hummingbirds that surface between November and late March in Tennessee and other Southern states, but these birds are not typically ruby-throat hummingbirds.

— Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025