redder

NOUN

color of blood; shade resembling such a color

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cardinal coral crimson flaming glowing maroon rose wine

STRONG

bittersweet blooming blush brick burgundy carmine cerise cherry chestnut claret copper dahlia fuchsia garnet geranium infrared magenta pink puce ruby russet rust salmon sanguine scarlet titian vermilion

WEAK

bloodshot florid flushed healthy inflamed roseate rosy rubicund ruddy rufescent

Example Sentences

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As Arizona yielded to New Mexico, the dirt seemed to get redder and the ridges rose to form buttes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

When the star moves toward a telescope, its visible light turns slightly bluer; when it moves away from us, the light shifts slightly redder.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

The closer the moon is to the Earth during an eclipse, the redder it looks, making it a super blood moon.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2024

With his face growing redder, he furiously bellowed at Mr Davies for thinking he could "turn up here this afternoon and claim some sort of moral high ground?"

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

I lay next to the corporal, whose eyes were redder than normal.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah