Blue synonyms and antonyms
blo͝o
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Bluish-green
Of or like the color of a clear sky; sky-blue
sky (related)
The atmosphere, as seen from a given point on the Earth's surface. The sky appears to be blue because the wavelengths associated with blue light are scattered more easily than those that are associated with the other colors.
Desolate is defined as someone or something which is unhappy or bleak.
A nation's entire military organization for sea warfare and defense, including vessels, personnel, and shore establishments.
Sorrowful; gloomy.
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(Idiomatic) Sad, melancholy.
Unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent
decent (related)
Reasonably good; adequate
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
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The definition of dismal is something that is gloomy that makes you feel sad.
Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening.
Provoking or tending to provoke, as to action, thought, feeling, etc.; stimulating, erotic, irritating, etc.
Of, tasting of, or containing salt
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
Not suitable; inappropriate:
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Expressive of a mood, especially a sullen or gloomy mood:
Of or relating to melancholia.
the wild blue yonder
Heavens
happy (related)
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.
grey (related)
The element believed in ancient and medieval civilizations to fill all space above the sphere of the moon and to compose the stars and planets.
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Of a dull grayish to yellowish brown.
Showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things; irreverent
(Idiomatic) Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
Aristocratic is defined as a person, place, or thing that is exclusive in its members.
Alternative form of blue-blooded.
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Polite and respectful rather than rude.
Patrician is defined as someone belonging to or related to a royal, noble or wealthy family.
Showing an unyielding spirit; plucky:
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). [from 17th c.]
Having the characteristic taste, flavor, or quality associated with the original or genuine type
Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.
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Having the flavor or aroma of spice; fragrant, aromatic, or pungent
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
the sky as viewed during daylight
the sky as viewed during daylight
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Greenish-blue in color
space (related)
An area provided for a particular purpose:
Sad and dispirited.
Depressed; dejected
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(Of a person) Feeling despondent.
Physically slow; slow-moving; sluggish
Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary:
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
Expressing sadness or yearning:
The definition of black is covered in darkness or having no light.
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Dismal; bleak.
The definition of glum is being or looking gloomy or sad.
Without joy; sullen, gloomy, dreary, etc.
The definition of melancholy is someone or something that is sad or gloomy.
Rigorous in religious observance; marked by stern morality.
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An annual plant (Centaurea cyanus) of the composite family, with tiny, raylike, white, pink, or blue flowers forming a round head at the top of the stem
Cheerless; gloomy:
smalt
Deep-blue glass prepared from silica, potash, and oxide of cobalt: used, in pulverized form, as a pigment
zaffer
Alternative form of zaffre.
purple (related)
pink (related)
yellow (related)
white (related)
bright blue (related)
white-grey (related)
striped (related)
sky-blue (related)
Not auspicious; unfavorable; unlucky; ill-omened
Discolored by a bruise; black-and-blue
Having the color of a blue sapphire.
A bluish coloration of the skin or mucous membranes, caused by lack of oxygen or abnormal hemoglobin in the blood
Doldrums is defined as a gloomy feeling, low spirits or a time of inactivity.
Serving to obscure or darken.
Dismal; dreary:
risqué
Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety
(colloq.) gloomy
(colloq.) melancholy
(colloq.)pedantic
cerulific
A silvery-white, hard, brittle metallic element that occurs widely in metal ores. It is used to make magnetic alloys, heat-resistant alloys, and blue pigment for ceramics and glass. Atomic number 27; atomic weight 58.9332; melting point 1,495°C; boiling point 2,900°C; specific gravity 8.9; valence 2, 3.
Filled with despondency; dejected
ecchymosed
Related to, or affected by hypochondria
Of this color
Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
perse
Of a dark purplish black colour
Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigour; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration.
Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
sky-colored
(Colour) having a bluish-green colour
A blue to bluish-green or yellowish-green triclinic mineral that occurs in reniform (kidney-shaped) masses with surfaces shaped like a bunch of grapes, especially in aluminum-rich igneous rocks such as trachyte. In its polished blue form it is prized as a gem. Chemical formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·5H2O
Not promising
Of the color violet
(Organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids.
anthokyan
(Archaic) anthocyanin
(Soccer, Birmingham) Birmingham City FC.
The condition of being bored; ennui.
An award given to such chefs.
cyanin
Alternative form of cyanine.
A feeling of depression or disheartenment.
Gloom is defined as darkness or a dark and gloomy place, or it is defined as a state of being depressed and in a bad mood.
The state of being listless; indifference; lethargy.
A small sail set next above a topgallant sail, on a royal mast
sapphirine
(Mineralogy) A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour.
A sudden or sharp fall
Dismal; gloomy:
puritanic
Archaic form of puritanical.
Richly interesting:
maroon (related)
bright-red (related)
and-blue (related)
light-blue (related)
dark blue (related)
upbeat (antonym)
Upbeat means cheerful and lively.
of the color of the sky
One of the primary colors
vault of the sky
Heavens
blue (related)
A blue dye or pigment.
color (related)
The color of a person's skin
Not cheerful; gloomy; dreary
Hearty or uninhibited; natural:
down at (or in) the mouth
light (related)
Not dark in color; fair:
red (related)
Beyond the sea
gay (antonym)
The definition of gay is someone or something bright or happy.
lighthearted (antonym)
Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.
unvulgar (antonym)
Not vulgar.
clean (antonym)
Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
the sky as viewed during daylight
azulene
(Organic chemistry, countable) Any of its derivatives.
joyful (antonym)
The definition of joyful is expressing delight or happiness.
joyous (antonym)
The definition of joyous is feelings of great happiness or delight.
heaven (related)
The sky, specifically:
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