Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vermilion

1 sense of vermilion

Sense 1
scarlet, vermilion, orange red -- (a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge)
       => red, redness -- (red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood)

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

1 sense of vermilion

Sense 1
vermilion -- (color vermilion)
       => redden -- (make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky")

Antonyms of adj vermilion

1 sense of vermilion

Sense 1
vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red -- (of a vivid red to reddish-orange color)

INDIRECT (VIA chromatic) -> achromatic, neutral -- (having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white")

Similarity of adj vermilion

1 sense of vermilion

Sense 1
vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red -- (of a vivid red to reddish-orange color)
       => chromatic (vs. achromatic) -- (being or having or characterized by hue)