Glowing and Mealy

Glowing

Glowing adjective - Having a healthy reddish skin tone.
Usage example: was glowing after spending an afternoon outside splitting firewood

Mealy is an antonym for glowing.

Nearby Words: glow, glower, glowed, glowingly

Mealy

Mealy adjective - Lacking a healthy skin color.
Usage example: her mealy complexion might be OK if she were a mime, but she isn't

Glowing is an antonym for mealy.

Nearby Word: mealed
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Mealy and Glowing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/glowing/mealy
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