Synonyms for ruddy

Most common

reddish · red · crimson · blood-red · florid · sanguine · rosy

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

pallid, ashen

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.

2. adj. 2

   Robust and vigorous, like a person with a red complexion (as compared to a pale one).

3. adj. 3

   A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.

Related words

Word family

ruddiness

Phrases

ruddy duck ruddy diver ruddy shelduck ruddy ground dove

Example sentences

• scarlet Scarlet is a beautiful color, but I like fuchsia.
• crimson As the sun sets, the sky turns a beautiful crimson.
• reddish Look at the reddish skies, the night is falling down.
• rosy His prospects are not so rosy as you suppose.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

red¹

4 letters

ruby², rosy²

5 letters

fresh¹, bally²

6 letters

bloody², cherry², damned¹, cursed¹, florid², cerise², blowsy, blowzy

7 letters

blessed¹, crimson², scarlet², blasted², reddish², flushed¹, carmine², blowzed

8 letters

bleeding², blooming², blinking², infernal³, sanguine², rubicund, blimming

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruby² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

rubicond

Italiano

rubicondo

Español

rubicundo