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Definitions

bleak

[bleek] / blik /
ADJECTIVE
barren
Synonyms
STRONGEST
austere desolate dreary grim
STRONG
comfortless forbidding harsh lonely
WEAK
bare blank blighted cold desert deserted exposed flat gaunt godforsaken inhospitable open raw unpopulated unsheltered unwelcoming weather-beaten wild windswept
Antonyms
STRONG
hospitable
WEAK
pleasant
ADJECTIVE
depressing, hopeless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
black cheerless dark dismal grim hopeless sad
STRONG
discouraging dreary gloomy somber
WEAK
comfortless disheartening drear funereal hard joyless melancholy mournful oppressive unpromising
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright cheerful encouraging glad happy hopeful joyful light pleasant sunny
WEAK
appealing comfortable comforting congenial nice

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