flushed
Red from exertion
Flushed describes a face or skin reddened by emotion, exertion, or heat: Her cheeks were flushed with embarrassment.
The flush may come from excitement, fever, alcohol, or physical effort.
Figuratively, flushed extends to emotional states—flushed with success, flushed with victory—suggesting the warm glow of triumph.
As past tense of flush, it means forced out of hiding flushed the birds from cover or cleared by rushing water flushed the pipes.
Pinkly warm or hopeful
- ruddyReddish in complexion
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
- pinkishSomewhat blush-colored
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
scarlet · roseate · feverish · glowing · heated · warm · inflamed · florid
Facial reddening from emotion
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
chagrin · awkwardness · redness · heat · nervousness · bashfulness · discomfort · stammer
Intensely happy and energized
- thrilledOverjoyed beyond measure
- elatedIntensely, buoyantly pleased
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- arousedAwakened or excited
stimulated · aglow · breathless · giddy · euphoric · triumphant · victorious · pumped
Having substantial wealth
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- well-offHaving sufficient wealth
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- loadedWeighted or wealthy
rolling in it · comfortable · liquid · solvent · cashed-up · bankrolled · deep-pocketed
Wash without scrubbing
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- drainChannel for wastewater
- washClean using liquid
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
expel · sluice · irrigate · hose · douche · evacuate · empty · void
rosy
Pinkly warm or hopeful
crimson · scarlet · roseate · feverish · glowing · heated · warm · inflamed · florid · suffused
blush
Facial reddening from emotion
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
mortification · chagrin · awkwardness · redness · heat · nervousness · bashfulness · discomfort · stammer · sweat
exhilarated
Intensely happy and energized
- thrilledOverjoyed beyond measure
- elatedIntensely, buoyantly pleased
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
aroused · stimulated · aglow · breathless · giddy · euphoric · triumphant · victorious · pumped · energized
moneyed
Having substantial wealth
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- well-offHaving sufficient wealth
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
loaded · rolling in it · comfortable · liquid · solvent · cashed-up · bankrolled · deep-pocketed
rinse
Wash without scrubbing
clear · expel · sluice · irrigate · hose · douche · evacuate · empty · void · swill
startled
Abruptly surprised or alarmed
bolted · scattered · panicked · fleeing · escaping · covey · quarry · game · beaters · underbrush
even
Uniform and level
- flatLacking vertical variation
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- alignedArranged in proper position
seamless · continuous · abutting · adjacent · snug · fitted · joined · uniform · plane
- temperaturehot, cold, warm, cool, freezing
- beauty termsmatte, dewy, hydrating, moisturizing, smoothing
- embarrassmentembarrassed, blush, humiliated, mortify, mortified
- Emojissmile, smiley face, grin, heart emoji, grinning
- Facesround, oval, long, thin, full
- facial expressionssmiling, smile, grin, grinning, frown
- royal flushTop-ranking poker hand
- flush outForce from concealment
- flushing outForcing from concealment
- flush toiletPlumbed waste disposal bowl
- flushed outForced from concealment
- flushed cheeksReddened face from emotion/exertion