Thesaurus
blues
Synonyms and Antonyms of blues
a state or spell of low spirits failing the driving test gave me the blues for the rest of the day Synonyms blue devils, sadness, dejection, depression, desolation, despond, despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, doldrums, dolefulness, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, mopes, mournfulness, oppression, sorrowfulness, unhappinessRelated Words melancholia, self-pity; anguish, dolor, grief, mourning, somberness, sorrow, woefulness; agony, distress, pain; misery, woe, wretchedness; discouragement, disheartenment; moodiness; despair, desperation, hopelessness, self-despair; boredom, ennui, tedium; dismalness, drear, morbidness, moroseness, morosity; regret, rueNear Antonyms gaiety (also gayety), gayness, glee, gleefulness, humor, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness; cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, hopefulness, optimism, sunniness; content, contentedness, contentment, satisfaction; delight, gratificationAntonyms bliss, blissfulness, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, happiness, heaven, intoxication, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, rapture, rapturousness
Indulge Your Inner Word Nerd
Learn More about blues
-
Dictionary: Definition of blues Medical Dictionary: Definition of blues Spanish Central: Translation of blues Nglish: Translation of blues for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of blues for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about blues
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up blues? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!