SALLOW Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

sallow

adjective

Definition of sallow

as in pallid

having an unhealthy yellowish skin color He looked tired and sallow. She has a sallow complexion.

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Recent Examples of sallow The light blue shade counteracts purple and pink tones to cover redness and veins, while the peach shade brightens and corrects sallow-looking skin. — Lily Wohlner, Allure, 23 Dec. 2025 The film is aggressively teal with a sallow greige (gray-beige) overcast. — Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 If the entire plant looks sallow and yellow, give it better nutrition. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025 An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France. — Anne Higonnet, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sallow

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallow

Adjective

Young people in particular have soured on the technology over the last year, a development that may at least partially be explained by a pallid entry-level job market.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
This mordant melange takes off from the opening sequence, when Niaz finds himself at a casting call for an indie directed by Aza (Elene Mausuradze), an androgynous female director with the pallid look of a Tim Burton extra.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pallid

Adjective

Some recalls, Eskin said, are made after companies’ routine testing catches a pathogen before anyone gets sick, while others involve outbreaks that are already underway and vary widely in size and severity.

— Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Sanchez also ordered a meal from Taco Bell, but didn’t get sick.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of sick

Adjective

But our frustrations and inconvenience pale in comparison to the sadness of those who knew the deceased or to the trauma the drivers involved experienced.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Iconic yachting brand Riva was the inspiration behind the redesign, according to Christie, seen in the use of dark wood, pale leather and marble that gives the lounge a distinctly Italian feel.

— Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of pale

Adjective

Seeing her daughter in that state, babbling nonsense and barely able to stand, Letizia had goggled with the watery eyes of a sickly old lady.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
The woman’s body, painted in blazing magenta, is wrapped around a man rendered in sickly olive green, her head disappearing into his chest.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of sickly

Adjective

Our clues to the density of forest canopies millions of years ago came from microscopic plant cuticles – the thin, waxy outer skin of leaves that can survive for millions of years in organic-rich sediments.

— Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
But hot temps can turn them into a waxy mess before your eyes.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026