Thesaurus:red

Thesaurus

red

English

Noun

Sense: the color red.

Synonyms

reds

• carmine
• cinnabar
• claret
• crimson
• rosé
• scarlet
• vermilion

Meronyms

red-browns

• burnt umber
• burgundy
• maroon
• sienna

red-oranges

• amber
• ginger
• mahogany
• salmon
• sanguine

red-pinks

• cerise
• coral
• magenta
• mauve
• rose

Instances

known for redness

• blood
• blush
• cardinal
• cherry
• clay
• garnet
• geranium
• ruby
• sunburn
• wine    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernym

• color    [⇒ thesaurus]
• hue
• pigment

Related terms

• Thesaurus:reddish

See Also

• Thesaurus:orange
• Thesaurus:yellow
• Thesaurus:green
• Thesaurus:blue
• Thesaurus:violet
• Thesaurus:white

Further reading

• “434. redness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “red” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.