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 Skin color was not black, observed Roggeveen, but pale yellow or sallow. — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026 The light blue shade counteracts purple and pink tones to cover redness and veins, while the peach shade brightens and corrects sallow-looking skin. — Lily Wohlner, Allure, 23 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for sallow

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallow

Adjective

The pallid grayness of Mike Eley’s cinematography is probably supposed to mimic the finality of HIV/AIDS taking hold, but there’s no passion aesthetically to counterbalance what becomes absolute misery onscreen to watch.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Young people in particular have soured on the technology over the last year, a development that may at least partially be explained by a pallid entry-level job market.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pallid

Adjective

Its exterior styling is modern and Scandinavian-like, with a steel base, pale thermally treated timber, and a metal roof.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Social media posts claim that the signs of iron deficiency, including a pale complexion, hair loss and dry skin are identifiable as ferritin face.

— Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pale

Adjective

Bottom line One could be critical of Oilers fans for viewing any new goalie arrival with a jaundiced eye.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 24 July 2026
But jaundiced observations about the haves and the have-nots eventually reached a point of diminishing returns.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Definition of jaundiced

Adjective

Newcomer Mia Tharia’s Josie is a sickly genius who’s invariably kind to Klara and precociously self-aware in the vein of YA teen heroes everywhere.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Having lost one daughter, Chrissy sought perfection in her remaining child, ignoring the risks of the modification procedure that have resulted in sickly Josie slowly succumbing to a chronic illness.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sickly

Adjective

Police and the El Paso, Texas, branch of the NAACP are condemning a group of people, possibly including youths, who were shown wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods in viral social media videos.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Appointments typically start with a consultation and a review of TMJ history, followed by cleaning the jawline, mapping injection points with a white eyeliner pencil and placing botulinum toxin into the muscle with very thin needles.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of white

Adjective

Somehow, Garfield’s Altman’s face gets younger and waxier as this happens.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
Our clues to the density of forest canopies millions of years ago came from microscopic plant cuticles – the thin, waxy outer skin of leaves that can survive for millions of years in organic-rich sediments.

— Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026