Antonyms for
ruby
A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
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No Antonyms Found for Ruby

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All Definitions for Ruby

Below are all the dictionary definitions of ruby:

1A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
2A deep red colour.
3Of a deep, red color
4Ruby-red.
5The tincture red or gules.
6A ruby hummer, a South American hummingbird, Clytolaema rubricauda.
7A red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra.
8The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.
9A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese characters.
10To make red
11To redden.
12A red spinel.
13A dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language developed in the 1990s.
14A female given name.
15A city in Alaska.
16A ghost town in Arizona.
17A town in South Carolina.
18A town in Wisconsin.
19A settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
20A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
21A curry
22Ellipsis of Ruby Murray.
23A surname.
24A male given name.
25Alternative letter-case form of Ruby (“curry”). [A female given name.]

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Common antonyms for ruby. These words express opposite or contrasting meanings and can be used to create contrast in writing.

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About antonyms for ruby

Finding the right antonym for ruby helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.", ruby has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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