Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blush

2 senses of blush

Sense 1
blush, crimson, flush, redden -- (turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by")
       => discolor, discolour, colour, color -- (change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored")

Sense 2
blush -- (become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air")
       => redden -- (turn red or redder; "The sky reddened")

Antonyms of adj blushing

1 sense of blushing

Sense 1
blushful, blushing (prenominal), red-faced -- (having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger")

INDIRECT (VIA discomposed) -> composed -- (serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time")

Similarity of adj blushing

1 sense of blushing

Sense 1
blushful, blushing (prenominal), red-faced -- (having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger")
       => discomposed (vs. composed) -- (having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air")