Synonyms for ashen

Most common

ashy · livid · pallid · white

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

ruddy, rosy, flushed

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Made from the wood of the ash-tree.

   An ashen bow and quiver of arrows beside.

Example sentences

• livid The section chief was really livid. What did you do?
• pallid The pallid cypresses seemed to twist in febrile pain.
• blanched After they've been blanched, the artichokes can be frozen.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

wan¹

4 letters

ashy²

5 letters

white¹, livid², pasty

6 letters

pallid²

8 letters

blanched

9 letters

colorless³, bloodless², cinereous

10 letters

colourless

11 letters

cineraceous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ashy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

cendreux

Català

cendrós