Synonyms for blush
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Blusher — A cosmetic, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks and lips
Verb
1. Redden — to become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due…
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A cosmetic, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks and lips.
- n. 2
An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
- v. 1
To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
The love scene made him blush to the roots of his hair / to the tips of his ears.
Related words
- Word family
- blushful blushwort blushy blusher blushingly
- Phrases
- at first blush blush wine blush macaranga maiden's blush
Example sentences
- paint Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.
- rouge What say'st thou—slanderer !—rouge makes thee sick ?
- rose The farmer rose at sunrise and worked till sunset.
- bloom Some flowers bloom in spring and others in autumn.
By length
- 4 letters
- rose1
- 5 letters
- color2, paint1, bloom1, flush1, rouge1
- 6 letters
- colour2, redden2, pinken
- 7 letters
- crimson2, blusher
- 8 letters
- rosiness
- 9 letters
- confusion3, reddening
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color2 = 2 syllables).