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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“Come in,” Kathy said sullenly, ensuring that her voice matched her mood so everybody in the house knew she was still a massive ball of gloom and shame.

From Literature

A decade and a half of gloom followed, during which, Mr. Gittlitz notes, the atmosphere of Dust Bowl privation at Shea was underscored by corn and tomato plants growing like subsistence crops in the bullpen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Through all of this, the film remains focused on human experience, rendered with something approaching optimism despite the radioactive gloom that surrounds it.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is not all doom and gloom for Italy, though.

From BBC

Before my eyes adjusted to the gloom, I was drowning in Willem’s embrace.

From Literature

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