gloomy
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- dark, black, dim, dismal, dreary, dull, grey, murky, sombre
- depressing, bad, cheerless, disheartening, dispiriting, dreary, sad, sombre
- miserable, crestfallen, dejected, dispirited, downcast, downhearted, glum, melancholy, morose, pessimistic, sad

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Antonyms: brilliant, cheerful, gloomless
Contrasted words: glad, happy, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, blithe, jocund, jovial, merry, bright, cheerful, cheering, emboldening, encouraging, heartening, optimistic
Related Words: bleak, dismal, dreary, cheerless, dejected, depressed, downcast, joyless, melancholy, oppressed, solemn, unhappy, weary, despondent, mirthless, pessimistic, mournful, sad, drab, dull, muzzy

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English Thesaurus: cloudy, grey, overcast, leaden, gloomy, ...

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gloom‧y /ˈɡluːmi/ (comparative gloomier, superlative gloomiest) adjective

1. making you feel that things will not improve Synonym : depressing Antonym : bright:
The report paints a gloomy picture of the economy.

2. sad because you think the situation will not improve Synonym : depressed Antonym : cheerful:
Anne dismissed these gloomy thoughts from her mind.

3. dark, especially in a way that makes you feel sad Antonym : bright:
It was a gloomy room with one small window.
—gloomily adverb

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gloomy
adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get Now, don't start to get gloomy.
remain
ADV. decidedly, very The future looked decidedly gloomy.
far from The committee's view was in fact far from gloomy.
pretty, rather
PREP. about Her trainer was even more gloomy about the prospects for British tennis.

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cloudy with a lot of clouds:
The weather was cold and cloudy.
cloudy skies
grey (also gray American English) grey in colour, because there are dark clouds – used especially in written descriptions:
Mary looked out at the cold grey sky.
overcast dark and completely covered with clouds:
a chilly overcast day
leaden literary a leaden sky is grey and full of dark clouds:
Snow fell from a leaden sky.
gloomy dark and cloudy, in a depressing way:
The gloomy weather shows no sign of improving.
foggy with thick low cloud that is difficult to see through. You use foggy especially about low-lying places:
a foggy day in London in November
misty with light low cloud that is difficult to see through. You use misty especially about places that are next to water or in the mountains:
a cold misty morning
hazy with air that looks cloudy, because there is smoke, dust, or mist in it:
hazy sunshine

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dark if a place is dark, there is little or no light:
The room was very dark.
No, you can’t play outside, it’s too dark.
It was a dark night with clouds covering the moon.
dimly-lit a dimly-lit building or place is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright:
a dimly-lit restaurant
The church was dimly lit.
dim a dim light is fairly dark:
The camera can take good pictures even in dim lighting.
The evening sky grew dim.
darkened a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or the curtains have been drawn:
The prisoner lay in a darkened room.
The play starts with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly.
gloomy a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful:
The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.
murky dark and difficult to see through – used especially about water:
the murky waters of the lake
I could hardly see him in the murky light of the bar.
pitch-dark/pitch-black completely dark, so that nothing can be seen:
It was pitch-dark inside the shed.
shady a shady place is cooler and darker than the area around it, because the light of the sun cannot reach it:
It was nice and shady under the trees.
They found a shady spot for a picnic.
deep fairly dark – often used when you think this colour looks attractive:
His eyes were a beautiful deep blue.
deep red lips
rich used about a colour that is fairly dark in a way that gives a pleasant feeling of warmth:
The walls were painted a rich red colour.

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pessimistic expecting that bad things will happen, or that someone will be unsuccessful:
He was pessimistic about the team’s chances of winning the championship.
a pessimistic view of human nature
downbeat having an attitude that is not hopeful and not expecting success, or not expecting the situation to improve, especially the economic or political situation:
The overall mood in the stockmarket is decidedly downbeat.
The chairman made some downbeat remarks about the company’s sales performance.
His assessment of the UK’s economic prospects is generally downbeat.
gloomy not having much hope for the future:
Environmental groups are gloomy about the future of our planet.
The article painted a gloomy picture of the human rights situation in Burma.
negative considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc, and not the good ones:
His negative attitude towards work was affecting his colleagues.
Why are you always so negative?
fear the worst formal to expect a situation to have the worst possible result, because you know how bad the situation could be:
I hadn’t heard any news from her for over a week, and I was starting to fear the worst.
sb’s glass is half empty informal used about people who only see the bad qualities of a situation, even when other people might see better qualities in the same situation:
He’s one of those people whose glass is always half empty.

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sad not happy:
She felt sad as she waved goodbye.
a sad and lonely figure
a sad face
a sad film
unhappy sad, especially for a long time – used about people and periods of time:
I was unhappy at school.
an unhappy childhood
He’s obviously a deeply unhappy person.
homesick [not before noun] sad because you are away from your home, family, and friends:
She sometimes felt homesick when she first arrived in Japan.
down [not before noun] informal feeling sad for a few hours or days, often for no reason:
Whenever I’m feeling down, I go out and buy myself some new clothes.
She’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.
gloomy looking or sounding sad and without hope – used about people, places, and weather:
Why are you all looking so gloomy?
the gloomy immigration office
a gloomy afternoon in February
dejected/downcast looking sad and disappointed because something you hoped for did not happen:
‘I didn’t pass,’ he said, looking dejected.
a downcast expression
He was understandably downcast after the team’s loss.
mournful especially literary looking or sounding sad:
the dog’s big mournful eyes
the mournful sound of the church bell
a mournful expression
glum looking sad and disappointed:
Don’t look so glum! Maybe you’ll win next time.
They sat in glum silence.
wistful especially literary looking a little sad and thoughtful, because you wish that the situation was different:
She looked at him with a wistful smile.
miserable very sad, especially because you are lonely, cold, ill, or upset – used about people and periods of time:
I felt miserable and blamed myself for what had happened.
Her life was miserable.
I had a miserable time at college.
depressed very sad and without hope for a long time, because things are wrong in your life or because of a medical condition:
After his wife left him, he became depressed and refused to talk to anyone.
heartbroken extremely sad because of something that has happened to someone or something that you care about very much:
She was heartbroken when her dog died.
distressed/distraught very upset because of something bad that has happened, so that you cannot think clearly:
She was very distressed when he left her.
The boy’s hospital bed was surrounded by distraught relatives.
devastated [not before noun] extremely sad and shocked, because something very bad has happened:
The whole town was devastated by the tragedy.

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