cheerless

[cheer-lis] / ˈtʃɪər lɪs /

ADJECTIVE

depressing, unhappy

Synonyms

WEAK

austere black bleak blue comfortless dark dejected dejecting depressed desolate despondent disconsolate dismal dispiriting dolorous drab draggy drearisome dreary dull forlorn funereal gloomy grim in the dumps jarring joyless melancholy miserable mopey mournful oppressive sad somber sorrowful sullen tenebrific uncomfortable wintry woebegone woeful

Antonyms

WEAK

bright cheerful happy uplifting

Example Sentences

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Typically, filing an extension isn’t a matter of putting off a cheerless chore.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

This cheerless club was grouchily owned, poorly assembled, haphazardly managed, chronically undermanned, and, worst of all, dull.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

But in the camp's cheerless food market we met women who pointed out that their children are guilty of nothing and pleaded for them to have a normal life.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The cheerless rollout of GPT-5 could bring the day of reckoning closer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

‘Do you realize,’ said Renn as they huddled in a hasty shelter after a cheerless night meal, ‘that we haven’t seen a single reindeer? They should be everywhere by now.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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