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BLUES Synonyms

There are 44 synonyms of the word blues. (exact relations)
There are 22 hypernyms of the word blues. (close relations)
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gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

grim
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• harshly ironic or sinister

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

amytal
nounn
noun

• the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic

aristocratic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

aristocratical
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

blasphemous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

• characterized by profanity or cursing

blue-blooded
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

blueing
nounn
noun

• used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

• a process that makes something blue (or bluish)

blueish
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

blueness
nounn
noun

• blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

bluing
nounn
noun

• used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

• a process that makes something blue (or bluish)

bluish
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

dark
adjectiveadj
adjective

• devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

• (used of color) having a dark hue

noun

• absence of light or illumination

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unilluminated area

• the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

• an unenlightened state

adjective satellite

• brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• secret

• showing a brooding ill humor

• lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• causing dejection

• not giving performances; closed

depressed
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• lower than previously

• flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

• filled with melancholy and despondency

dingy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

• (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear

• causing dejection

disconsolate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled

adjective satellite

• causing dejection

dismal
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing dejection

dispirited
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

• filled with melancholy and despondency

down
verb, adverbv, adv
adjective

• being or moving lower in position or less in some value

noun

• soft fine feathers

• English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

• (American football) a complete play to advance the football

• (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

• fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

adverb

• spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

• away from a more central or a more northerly place

• paid in cash at time of purchase

• from an earlier time

• to a lower intensity

• in an inactive or inoperative state

adjective satellite

• extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

• becoming progressively lower

• being put out in a game of baseball

• understood perfectly

• lower than previously

• shut

• not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

• filled with melancholy and despondency

verb

• drink down entirely

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• bring down or defeat (an opponent)

• shoot at and force to come down

• cause to come or go down

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

downcast
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

adjective satellite

• directed downward

• filled with melancholy and despondency

Best Hypernyms For BLUES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for blues, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
amobarbital clothing color colour discolor discolour dye dyestuff habiliment lycaenid organisation organization sky vesture wear wearable
Phrases (6)
article of clothingchromatic colorchromatic colourlycaenid butterflyspectral colorspectral colour

Alternatives for GLOOMY

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