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blue
adjective as in sky, sea color
adjective as in sad
Strong matches
dejected, depressed, dispirited, downcast, low, melancholy, moody
Weak matches
despondent, disconsolate, dismal, down in the dumps, downhearted, fed up, gloomy, glum, unhappy, woebegone
Example Sentences
As afternoon turned to evening Tuesday, the blue skies over the city gave way to clouds and drizzle.
On a Tuesday morning, with weather conditions declared favourable, Mr Fall readies his wooden canoe painted with patterns of red, blue, yellow and other colours.
She telephoned famous anthropologist Louis Leakey out of the blue just hoping for some advice.
Education Secretary Phillipson and former Commons Leader Powell both wore dark blue dresses as they sat to one side of the giant stage, with a large podium standing empty in the middle.
“There’s no Republican or Democratic thermometer — red and blue state alike, and countries around the world, are facing this climate-fueled insurance crisis. And California is taking action,” Newsom said in a statement accompanying his order.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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