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Definitions

scarlet

[skahr-lit] / ˈskɑr lɪt /
ADJECTIVE
ruddy
Synonyms
WEAK
blooming blowsy bronzed crimson florid flush flushed fresh full-blooded glowing healthy pink red red-complexioned reddish roseate rosy rubicund ruby sanguine
Antonyms
WEAK
pale
ADJECTIVE
sanguine
Synonyms
STRONG
flush glowing red
WEAK
bloody florid rubicund ruddy
Antonyms
WEAK
pale pallid sallow
NOUN
blush
Synonyms
STRONG
bloom blossom burning color flush flushing glow glowing mantling reddening redness rosiness ruddiness
WEAK
pink tinge rosy tint
Antonyms
WEAK
paleness pallidity whiteness
NOUN
carmine
Synonyms
STRONG
cherry color crimson
NOUN
Jezebel
Synonyms
STRONG
broad floozy harlot hooker hussy jade slut strumpet tart trollop vamp whore
WEAK
fallen woman femme fatale loose woman
NOUN
red
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cardinal coral crimson flaming glowing maroon rose wine
STRONG
blooming blush brick burgundy carmine cerise cherry chestnut claret copper dahlia fuchsia garnet geranium infrared magenta pink puce ruby russet rust salmon sanguine titian vermilion
WEAK
bloodshot florid flushed healthy inflamed roseate rosy rubicund ruddy rufescent

Example Sentences

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Her parents took her to Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, but doctors initially thought she had scarlet fever or Strep A, and sent her home, according to her parents.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In the film, Huppert's countess character returns to life in a scarlet red funeral barge sailing into in the Seegrotte, an underground Viennese lake popular with tourists.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Peggy and Dorothy discovered the truth, only to learn that the little boy had since died of scarlet fever.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

This region shelters not only migratory songbirds but also jaguars, tapirs, and scarlet macaws.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

Moss had never seen the Millers act bashful, but they gazed at one another, scarlet cheeks and tight lips, and they looked like shamed children.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.