redder

Deeper in blush

Redder is the comparative form of red—more red than something else.

Her face grew redder with embarrassment.

Which apple is redder, this one or that one?

shades

scarlet

Bright orangish-red color

garnet · vermilion · carmine · claret · burgundy · maroon · cerise · cardinal · coral · flame

foods

tomato

Red culinary fruit

raspberry · lingonberry · cherry · watermelon · beet · radish · rhubarb · goji · capsicum · paprika

flushed

blush

Facial reddening from emotion

  • flushSame suit, five cards
  • ruddyReddish in complexion
  • rosyPinkly warm or hopeful

sunburned · windburned · blushing · inflamed · irritated · rash · rosacea · feverish · embarrassed · exertion

dyes

cochineal

Insect-sourced red colorant

henna · carmine · vermilion · brazilwood · lac · safflower · murex

warning

traffic-light

Intersection signal device

hazard · emergency · siren · flare · beacon · caution · prohibited

intensity

brighter

Having increased luminosity

intensified · heightened · enhanced · strengthened · amplified · concentrated · darkened

Categories
Opposites
color saturation/intensity of red

redderpaler

More drained of hue

whiter · fainter · duller · grayer · washed out

color temperature

redderbluer

Comparative of sadness

greener · cooler · icier

Family

redden, reddened, reddest, reddening, reddens

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G