Bleak Synonyms

Cheerless , arid, baltic, adverse, and black are synonyms for bleak; lush and verdant are antonyms of bleak. On this page, you will find 67 another word for bleak.

67 Another Word for Bleak

1. exposed

  • Arid
  • Bare
  • Defoliated
  • Denuded
  • Desert
  • Desolate
  • Empty
  • Exposed
  • Forestless
  • Lunar
  • Open
  • Stark
  • Treeless
  • Unprotected
  • Unsheltered
  • Unshielded
  • Windswept
  • Without vegetation
  • Unwooded

2. cold

  • Baltic
  • Biting
  • Chilly
  • Cold
  • Freezing
  • Frigid
  • Frosty
  • Harsh
  • Icy-cold
  • Icy
  • Keen
  • Nipping
  • Nippy
  • Parky
  • Penetrating
  • Piercing
  • Raw
  • Sharp
  • Stinging
  • Wintry
  • Chill

3. unfavourable

  • Adverse
  • Black
  • Cheerless
  • Dark
  • Depressing
  • Disadvantageous
  • Discouraging
  • Disheartening
  • Dismal
  • Drab
  • Dreary
  • Foreboding
  • Gloomy
  • Grim
  • Hopeless
  • Inauspicious
  • Joyless
  • Miserable
  • Portentous
  • Sombre
  • Unfavourable
  • Uninviting
  • Unpromising
  • Unpropitious
  • Wretched
  • Ominous

Bleak Sentences

The landscape looked cold and bleak.

After the storm, the outlook was bleak.

The movie’s ending was unexpectedly bleak.

He felt a sense of bleak hopelessness.

The weather forecast predicted a bleak winter.