gloom

[gloom] / glum /

NOUN

melancholy, depression

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 dismals 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

darkness, blackness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloud shadow

STRONG

bleakness cloudiness dimness dullness dusk duskiness gloominess murk murkiness obscurity shade twilight

Antonyms

WEAK

animation brightness cheer contentedness encouragement happiness joy light sparkle sunniness vivaciousness

Example Sentences

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But some good news as the city of Aberdeen saw its first ray of sunshine on Thursday after three weeks of gloom.

From BBC

For all of our gloom about the future, it appears we aren’t giving up.

From Salon

But only a short walk away, at the world’s most storied opera house, all that fanfare fades into Wagnerian gloom.

From The Wall Street Journal

From directly above them a ray of sun penetrated the gloom of the forest, bathing them in warmth.

From Literature

But thinking of her this way made his gloom fade.

From Literature