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 In recent years, conservation scientists have taken advantage of non-invasive imaging and high-energy X-rays produced by particle accelerators to understand just why these beautiful yellows have morphed into dark browns and sallow whites. —Stephanie Demarco, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2021 According to Wednesday's world, a sallow complexion with carved cheekbones is definitely in. —Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 30 Nov. 2022 His skin’s dark complexion was also tinted a dull yellow, producing the sallow cast of dead grass. —Jonathan Reisman, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2016 Many of us know from personal experience that dry skin also often looks dull and sallow, and fine lines can appear more pronounced. —Hannah Coates, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for sallow

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Similarly, it was called the white plague or white death – due to anemia from the disease, with people appearing pallid or chalky – leading to near-certain death.

— Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine won Vladimir Putin a certain admiration in countries of the global South, as well as among MAGA Americans, while Joe Biden’s appeals to democratic values seemed pallid and hypocritical.

— George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025