white as a ghost
Drained of color
White as a ghost describes extreme paleness, usually from shock, fear, or illness.
The comparison evokes the pale, bloodless appearance traditionally attributed to spectral apparitions: She went white as a ghost when she heard the news.
The phrase is interchangeable with white as a sheet.
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- scared stiffImmobilized by extreme fright
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- paleLacking color intensity
- ashenPale, grayish-white
blanched · death warmed over · cadaverous · colorless · chalky · deathly pale · terror · frozen with fear · dread · horror · shocked · scared · jump scare · pallor · panic · fight or flight · simile · wan
white as a ghostflushed
Reddened from emotion
rosy-cheeked · florid · ruddy · crimson · red-faced
white as a ghostin the pink
Excellent health state
robust · hale and hearty · full of life · vigorous · fit as a fiddle
white, ghost, whiter, whitest, whiten, whitened, whitening, whiteness, whites