reddened

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adjective

Made red.

“Her reddened face told me she was angry.”

Similar
crimsonredred-facedflushedcoloredcolouredcolorfulablaze
Opposite
dereddenedunreddened
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of redden
adjectivereddened (comparative more reddened, superlative most reddened)

comparative more reddened · superlative most reddened

  1. Made red.

    Her reddened face told me she was angry.

    1 more example

    The reddened western sky was taken as an omen of changing weather.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
dereddenedunreddened

adjective(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

Similar
crimsonredred-facedflushedcoloredcolouredcolorful

adjectivelighted with red light as if with flames

Similar
ablazeinflamedlight
Also see
ablazecoloredcolorfulcolouredcolourfulcrimsonflushedinflamedlightredred-faced

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

deredden
Cite this entry
APA

reddened. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reddened

MLA

“reddened.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reddened. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reddened,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reddened.

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