whitish

adjective

Definition of whitishnext
as in white

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitish
  1. white
  2. pale
  3. ashy
  4. ashen
  5. mousy
  6. faded
Adjective
  • More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.
    Ellen Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
Definition of white
Adjective
  • Zoom out: Both totals pale in comparison to spending in swing states.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Her daughter was breathing heavily, hunched over in pain, pale in the face.
    Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of pale
Adjective
  • Luckily, the tears are broken up, but Sufia wipes her ashy hands all over everyone’s clothes.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Her roots are a darker shade than the mid-lengths and ends, evolving from a light ashy brunette at the root to a honey-blonde shade.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of ashy
Adjective
  • The cruelest consolation for an innocent life made ashen before her time.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Planted into the ashen soil, the future forest continues to need human help: soil amendments, watering, weeding, protection from hungry animals and more.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of ashen
Adjective
  • First there’s Jill (Helena Wilson), the seemingly mousy one who has remained cooped up with mom decades after the others have bolted.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024
  • But Denise’s story is effectively just thrown aside as the focus moves on to Denise’s supposedly mousy yet horny neighbor Nicole (Sanda Codreanu).
    Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of mousy
Adjective
  • And now, decades later, Dora Richardson had become a faded historical aside, a name on a patent, and not much more.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
  • At the official start of the fall 2024 NFL season in September, the tight end, 35, made waves with his look, which had gone from his signature buzz cut to a shaggy crew cut with super faded sides.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of faded
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