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 Skin color was not black, observed Roggeveen, but pale yellow or sallow. — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sallow

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallow

Adjective

The pallid grayness of Mike Eley’s cinematography is probably supposed to mimic the finality of HIV/AIDS taking hold, but there’s no passion aesthetically to counterbalance what becomes absolute misery onscreen to watch.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of pallid

Adjective

The goats’ dire situation first came to light when a former dairy employee raised concerns after witnessing emaciated and sick animals on the property, the former employee told the Idaho Statesman last year.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
What’s interesting is that Conan Doyle got sick of writing Sherlock Holmes.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sick

Adjective

But most visitors were gathered around one explosively colorful painting in swirling shades of light and dark blue, bottle green, and pale gold.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Instead, the surrounding sky darkens, increasing the contrast until the pale daytime moon seems to switch on at dusk and grow increasingly brilliant.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of pale

Adjective

Bottom line One could be critical of Oilers fans for viewing any new goalie arrival with a jaundiced eye.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 24 July 2026
But jaundiced observations about the haves and the have-nots eventually reached a point of diminishing returns.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Definition of jaundiced

Adjective

To cure his sickly daughter, the biotechnologist Raúl finds the cure… inside Lidia (Cindy Galán), her nanny.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The sickly scent of alcohol filled the air and, when mixed with accompanying cigar smoke, combined for an odor most might find displeasing.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of sickly

Adjective

But in terms of student achievement, Asian students have performed more like white students, frequently surpassing white students academically.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Coinciding with the event is the Nights of Lights celebration (November 21–January 8), when tiny white lights illuminate the town’s architecture, oak trees, and waterfront—including the Bridge of Lions, Lightner Museum, and Plaza de la Constitución.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of white

Adjective

Somehow, Garfield’s Altman’s face gets younger and waxier as this happens.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
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