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whitish

[hwahy-tish, wahy-] / ˈʰwaɪ tɪʃ, ˈwaɪ- /
ADJECTIVE
fair
Synonyms
STRONG
argent blanched bleached blond blonde faded light pale pearly sallow white
WEAK
chalky colorless creamy fair-haired fair-skinned flaxen-haired milky pale-faced pallid silvery snowy tow-haired tow-headed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
tanned tawny
STRONG
brunette dark darkened
ADJECTIVE
hoary
Synonyms
WEAK
frosty gray-haired graying salt and pepper silvery snowy-haired white-haired
ADJECTIVE
ivory
Synonyms
STRONG
alabaster argent blond blonde light neutral pale pearly sallow white
WEAK
blanched bleached chalky colorless creamy faded fair-haired fair-skinned flaxen-haired milky pale-faced pallid silvery snowy tow-haired tow-headed
Antonyms
STRONG
black bright brunette colorful dark
ADJECTIVE
milky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frosted opaque pearly
WEAK
alabaster clouded lacteal lacteous lactescent milk-white opalescent opaline
Antonyms
WEAK
black blackish dark
ADJECTIVE
pale
Synonyms
STRONG
blanched bleached dim dull faded faint gray haggard pasty poor sallow sick thin wan white
WEAK
anemic ashen ashy bloodless cadaverous colorless deathlike doughy feeble ghastly inadequate ineffective ineffectual insubstantial livid lurid pallid sickly spectral unsubstantial washed-out waxen waxlike weak
Antonyms
STRONG
bright clear colored colorful dark distinct flushed happy healthy heavy intelligent light smart strong
WEAK
glowing radiant
ADJECTIVE
pallid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anemic feeble ghastly lackluster sickly uninspired
WEAK
ashen ashy blanched bloodless colorless dull faded gray lifeless pasty sallow spiritless wan weak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
healthy hearty strong
ADJECTIVE
snowy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chalky
WEAK
fair pale pallid sallow
ADJECTIVE
towheaded
Synonyms
WEAK
argent blanched bleached blond blonde chalky colorless creamy faded fair-haired fair-skinned flaxen-haired light milky neutral pale pale-faced pallid pearly sallow silvery snowy tow-haired tow-headed white
ADJECTIVE
waterish
Synonyms
WEAK
anemic ashen ashy blanched bleached bloodless cadaverous colorless deathlike dim doughy dull faded faint feeble ghastly gray haggard inadequate ineffective ineffectual insubstantial livid lurid pallid pasty poor sallow sick sickly spectral thin unsubstantial wan washed-out watery waxen waxlike weak white
ADJECTIVE
waxen
Synonyms
WEAK
ashen blanched ghostly pallid pasty white
Antonyms
WEAK
unimpressionable
ADJECTIVE
waxy
Synonyms
STRONG
waxen
WEAK
ashen blanched ghostly pallid pasty white

Example Sentences

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The river’s reservoirs have declined dramatically amid unrelenting dry conditions over the last quarter-century, leaving the manmade lakes far below a coating of whitish minerals on rocks, where water once lapped.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025

“Here you can see a lot of these pores are now filled with whitish specks,” says Dr Voight, handling a sample of drilled out rock.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024

Moisture triggers the transformation of cadmium sulfide, which is yellow, into cadmium sulfate, which is white -- resulting in a whitish or dull cast.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

It may begin with loss of sensation on whitish patches of skin or reddened skin.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024

A small round depression held a cup of whitish liquid.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

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