Synonyms for
Gloomy
Definition
Gloomy means dark, dim, and depressing.
Synonyms & similar words
dingy
downinthemouth
dispirited
dismal
grim
disconsolate
downcast
lowspirited
low
drear
sorry
depressed
gloomful
dark
sulky
glooming
downhearted
down
drab
blue
dreary
dark
dreary
dispiriting
dismal
gloaming
glooming
cloudy
depressing
forbidding
funereal
grim
hopeless
melancholic
miserable
murky
overcast
pessimistic
sombre
sunless
unhappy
Synonyms by register
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- gloomy weather
- gloomy mood
- gloomy atmosphere
- gloomy outlook
- gloomy day
- gloomy prospects
- gloomy expression
Word family
Usage note
Gloomy primarily describes a feeling of sadness or a lack of light and cheer. It can refer to weather, mood, or atmosphere.
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Example sentences
- The gloomy weather ruined our picnic plans.
- The old haunted house looked gloomy and scary.
- She had a gloomy expression on her face.
- The movie had a gloomy ending.
- The dark clouds made the sky look gloomy.
Quotes
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. - Victor Hugo
Gloom and despondency have never defeated adversity. - Abraham Lincoln
The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure but from hope to hope. - Samuel Johnson