deathly pale
White as ghosts
Deathly pale describes an extreme lack of color in the face or skin—the pallor associated with death or severe illness.
The phrase emphasizes how alarming the paleness is: She went deathly pale when she heard the news.
Someone deathly pale looks drained of blood, as if they might faint or have seen a ghost.
- cadavericOf or like corpses
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- white as a sheetExtremely pale from shock
- wanPale and unwell-looking
- corpse-likeResembling a dead body
spectral · colorless · bloodless · livid · vampiric · ghostly · chalky · alabaster · sallow · deathly · blanched · horrified · scared stiff · white · pasty · fearful · cold sweat · anemic