Synonyms of sandy

sandy

adjective

ˈsan-dē 

as in blond

of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color

the child with sandy hair really stood out among the brunettes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blond
• tawny
• golden
• flaxen
• straw
• white
• fair
• ocherous
• blondish
• towheaded
• gold
• strawberry blonde
• light
• ash-blond

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brown
• dark
• olive
• swarthy
• swart
• brunet
• black
• ebony
• raven
• black-a-vised

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sandy

Soil Plant the slips in loose, well-draining sandy or loamy soil. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

Ratajkowski went full throttle on seasonal fashion staples, her espresso brown straight-legged corduroy trousers pooling around her sandy suede Ugg boots. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Officials posted a statement on social media saying that the coast at Point Dume from about the end of Westward Beach Road has been left with little to no sandy area to walk on except during low tide. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

The Kordofan Observatory monitoring group said that at least 70 miners were killed or missing at the site, which stretches more than a kilometer (around a half-mile) across a wide swath of fragile, sandy soil. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026