🔄 Synonyms of "Gloomy"
23 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| grimnoun | Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. |
| dejected | Sad and dispirited. |
| dismalnoun | Causing despair; gloomy and bleak. |
| bluenoun | Of a blue hue. |
| drabnoun | (by extension) A dull or uninteresting appearance or situation, unremarkable. |
| darknoun | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| sadverb | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| disconsolatenoun | Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable. |
| sorrynoun | (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions. |
| glumnoun | Despondent; moody; sullen. |
| hopeless | Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. |
| drearynoun | Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless. |
| drearnoun | (poetic, literary) Dreary. |
| dispiriting | Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening. |
| dingynoun | Shabby, squalid, uncared-for. |
| gloomingnoun | Twilight of morning or evening; the gloaming. |
| depressing | Causing depression or sadness. |
| cheerless | Devoid of cheer; gloomy. |
| saddeningnoun | Causing feelings of sadness. |
| uncheerful | Not cheerful. |
| gloomful | (archaic or poetic) gloomy |
| depressivenoun | Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic. |
| long-faced | Displaying sadness. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gloomy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gloomful | (archaic or poetic) gloomy |
| grim | Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. |
| dreary | Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless. |
| glumnoun | Despondent; moody; sullen. |
| drear | (poetic, literary) Dreary. |
| depressive | Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic. |
| disconsolate | Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable. |
| depressing | Causing depression or sadness. |
| long-faced | Displaying sadness. |
| cheerless | Devoid of cheer; gloomy. |
| dejected | Sad and dispirited. |
| saddening | Causing feelings of sadness. |
| sad | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| dismal | Causing despair; gloomy and bleak. |
| dispiriting | Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening. |
| drab | (by extension) Particularly of color: dull, uninteresting. |
| hopeless | Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. |
| dingy | Shabby, squalid, uncared-for. |
| dark | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| uncheerful | Not cheerful. |
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