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Red

/ɹɛd/

Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.

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📖 Definitions of "Red"

noun

1
Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.
2
A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
3
One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
4
Red wine.

adjective

1
Having red as its color.
"The girl wore a red skirt."
2
(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
"Her hair had red highlights."
3
(of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black
"I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens."
4
(often capitalized) Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:

🔄 Synonyms of "Red"

26 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chromatic	Uses relating to colour
carminenoun	A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
ruddynoun	Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
crimsonnoun	A deep, slightly bluish red.
aflame	In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it.
violentverb	Involving physical conflict.
cherrynoun	A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
scarletnoun	A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
bloodynoun	(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
bolsheviknoun	(historical) A member of the Communist Party that ruled the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
red-faced	With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.
rubynoun	A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
flushed	Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
colorful	Possessing prominent and varied colors.
blood-red	Alternative form of blood red. [Of a deep vivid red color.]
ruby-red	Alternative form of ruby red. [Having the red colour of a ruby.]
cherry-red	Alternative form of cherry red. [Of a deep bright red colour, like that of a cherry.]
rednessnoun	(uncountable) The state or quality of being red.
reddened	Made red.
cerisenoun	A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
colorednoun	Having a color.
colourednoun	British standard spelling of colored.
marxistnoun	One that believes in or follows the ideals of Marxism.
pinkonoun	(informal, often derogatory, chiefly US) A socialist, particularly one who is not completely communist.
red rivernoun	A river in northern Vietnam and Yunnan, southern China.

↔️ Antonyms of "Red"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
whitenoun	Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Red"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
reddened	Made red.
crimsonnoun	A deep, slightly bluish red.
reddishnoun	Somewhat red.
ruddynoun	Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
rednessnoun	(uncountable) The state or quality of being red.
scarletnoun	A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
flushed	Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
ruby-red	Alternative form of ruby red. [Having the red colour of a ruby.]
cerisenoun	A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
carminenoun	A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
cherry-red	Alternative form of cherry red. [Of a deep bright red colour, like that of a cherry.]
cherrynoun	A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
rubynoun	A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
blood-red	Alternative form of blood red. [Of a deep vivid red color.]
aflame	In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it.
colorednoun	Having a color.
colorful	Possessing prominent and varied colors.
colourednoun	British standard spelling of colored.
bloodynoun	(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
chromatic	Uses relating to colour