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Synonyms for bloodless

  • adjective

Most common

colorless US ashen pallid blanched washed-out exsanguineous

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Pallid

pallid, wan, colorless US, colourless UK, white, livid, lackluster US, lack-lustre UK, lacklustre UK, ashen, blanched, cadaverous, ghastly, pasty, ashy

2. Exsanguine

exsanguine, exsanguinous

Other

dead, washed-out, spiritless, exsanguineous

Antonyms

bloody, bloodied

All antonyms of bloodless →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.

  2. adj. 2

    Taking place without loss of blood.

    a bloodless conquest; a bloodless coup d'état; a bloodless revolution; a bloodless victory

Example sentences

  • colorless The colorless green thought sleeps angrily.
  • ashen We were worried about her ashen appearance.
  • pallid The pallid cypresses seemed to twist in febrile pain.
  • blanched After they've been blanched, the artichokes can be frozen.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bloodlessrising
colorlessfalling
ashenrising
pallidrising
blanchedrising

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

By length

3 letters
wan1
4 letters
dead1, ashy2
5 letters
white1, livid2, pasty, ashen2
6 letters
pallid2
7 letters
ghastly2
8 letters
blanched
9 letters
colorless3
10 letters
lackluster3, colourless, lacklustre, cadaverous, spiritless, exsanguine
12 letters
exsanguinous
13 letters
exsanguineous

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