dismals

NOUN

doldrums

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gloom malaise slump stagnation stupor

STRONG

apathy blahs blues boredom bummer dejection disinterest downer dullness dumps ennui funk inactivity indifference inertia lassitude letdown listlessness mopes tedium torpor yawn

WEAK

black mood blue funk

Antonyms

STRONG

concern excitement feeling happiness interest liveliness sympathy

WEAK

elation gladness glee joy

NOUN

gloom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguish bitterness despair discouragement doldrums foreboding grief horror malaise misery pessimism sadness sorrow weariness woe

STRONG

blues catatonia chagrin cheerlessness dejection desolation despondency disconsolateness distress dolor downheartedness dullness dumps heaviness misgiving mopes morbidity mourning oppression pensiveness unhappiness vexation

WEAK

blue devils blue funk heavy-heartedness low spirits saturninity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer cheerfulness confidence contentment delight gladness happiness hopefulness joy joyfulness pleasure trust

STRONG

comfort

WEAK

animation brightness contentedness encouragement light sparkle sunniness vivaciousness

NOUN

glumness

Synonyms

STRONG

anguish bitterness blues catatonia chagrin cheerlessness dejection depression desolation despair despondence despondency disconsolateness discouragement distress doldrums dolefulness dolor

WEAK

blue devils blue funk downheartedn

Antonyms

STRONG

cheer cheerfulness comfort contentment encouragement gladness happiness hopefulness joy joyfulness pleasure

NOUN

heavy-heartedness

Synonyms

WEAK

anguish bitterness blue devils blue funk blues catatonia chagrin cheerlessness dejection depression desolation despair despondence despondency disconsolateness discouragement distress doldrums dolefulness dolor downheartedn

NOUN

melancholy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boredom despair desperation despondency ennui gloom grief sorrow wistfulness

STRONG

blahs blues bummer dejection dolor downer dumps funk gloominess letdown miserableness misery mopes mournfulness pensiveness tedium unhappiness woe wretchedness

WEAK

blue devils blue funk dolefuls down trip low spirits

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer confidence excitement happiness joy

STRONG

advantage benefit blessing boon gladness joyousness

NOUN

mournfulness

Synonyms

STRONG

anguish bitterness blues catatonia chagrin cheerlessness dejection depression desolation despair despondence despondency disconsolateness discouragement distress doldrums dolefulness dolor downheartedness dullness dumps dysphoria foreboding funk glumness grief heaviness horror malaise melancholy misery misgiving mope mopes morbidity mourning oppression pensiveness pessimism sadness sorrow unhappiness vexation weariness woe

WEAK

blue devils blue funk heavy-heartedness low spirits saturninity

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage benefit cheer cheerfulness comfort confidence contentment delight encouragement gladness happiness hopefulness joy joyfulness miracle pleasure trust

NOUN

sadness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguish grief heartache heartbreak hopelessness melancholy misery mourning poignancy sorrow

STRONG

blahs bleakness bummer cheerlessness dejection despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness distress dolefulness dolor downer dysphoria forlornness funk gloominess letdown listlessness moodiness mopes mournfulness sorrowfulness tribulation woe

WEAK

blue devils blue funk broken heart downcastness grieving heavy heart the blues the dumps

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer delight happiness joy

STRONG

advantage benefit comfort

WEAK

gladness

Example Sentences

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"Don't try to put us in the dismals," said Jamie Dove, knocking the ashes out of his pipe, and refilling that solace of his leisure hours.

From The Lighthouse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Then what in the name of goodness are you going into the dismals for on this morning of all mornings.

From A Life For a Love A Novel by Meade, L. T.

Grace persuaded him to stay to luncheon, and he did, and tried to win Miss Rose out of the dismals, and got incontinently snubbed for his pains.

From Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes

Gracious Heavens!" were the first words to be distinguished; "what a frightful old place; enough to make one die of the dismals!

From Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

I was simply trying to joke away the dismals!

From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.

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