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Synonyms of red

26 similar words · 3 opposite words

Another word for red is scarlet. Other synonyms of red are crimson, carmine, claret, vermilion and cinnabar.

Synonyms and similar words for red

nounAn American Indian.

nounThe drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.

  • redbirdA capsule of secobarbital.
  • red devilA capsule of secobarbital sodium, especially when used as a recreational drug.

nounMore synonyms

  • carmineA purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
  • cinnabarA deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
  • claretA dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
  • crimsonA deep, slightly bluish red.
  • rosé
  • scarletA brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
  • vermilionA vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.

adjectiveMore synonyms

Opposite of red

adjectiveAntonym(s) of “having red as its colour”.

adjectiveAntonym(s) of “having red as its colour charge”.

  • antiredOne of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to red in a quark.

Meaning of red

  1. noun The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
  2. noun A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
  3. noun One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.

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Questions about synonyms of red

What is another word for red?
Red has 26 synonyms on Word.ws, such as scarlet, crimson, carmine, claret, vermilion and cinnabar.
What is the opposite of red?
The opposite of red is nonred. Other antonyms of red are unred and antired.
What does red mean?
Red means the colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: red (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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