Synonyms of brown

brown

adjective

as in tanned

having a skin color darkened by the sun

It was easy to tell who among the beachgoers worked outside, as their bodies were brown from the sun.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tanned
• red
• flushed
• bronzed
• flush
• suntanned
• glowing
• pink
• ruddy
• pinkish
• rosy
• blooming
• warm
• sanguine
• florid
• rubicund
• blowsy
• blushing
• blowzy
• full-blooded
• bloomy
• cherubic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pale
• ashy
• ashen
• sallow
• pallid
• pasty
• white
• doughy
• wan
• palish
• mealy
• livid
• lurid
• peaked
• peaky
• blanched
• whitened
• sallowish
• paled
• white-faced
• whey-faced

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of brown

More:Traffic deaths disproportionately affect Milwaukee County and its Black and brown residents, report shows University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee urban planning professor Robert Schneider said research supports the effectiveness of speed humps and other traffic calming measures. —Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024

Rum is its own unique category, of course, but the fact is that there are some well-aged, exceptional expressions available that just speak to fans of bourbon and scotch who might not have given this particular brown spirits category a chance before. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024

The mega coral is mostly brown, but has some splashes of bright reds, yellows, and blues. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024

Contrary to the name, those bears can sometimes be brown. —Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024