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blush has 5 distinct synonyms spread across 3 of its 4 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for blush come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
become rosy or reddish
“her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air”