Gloomy synonyms

Bad, stygian, eeyorish, and adust are all synonyms for gloomy. Bright, sunny, and well lit are antonyms of gloomy. And here are 101 another word for gloomy.

Another word for gloomy

1. dingy

Stygian, tartarean, caliginous, cheerless, cloudy, comfortless, crepuscular, dark, depressing, dim, dingy, dismal, drab, dreary, frowzy, funereal, grey, ill-lit, joyless, leaden, murky, overcast, poorly lit, shadowy, sombre, sunless, tenebrous, uninviting, unwelcoming, and subfusc are all synonyms for gloomy.

2. dejected

Eeyorish, adust, bad, black, bleak, blue, brassed off, cast down, chap-fallen, cheerless, cheesed off, comfortless, crestfallen, dark, dejected, demoralized, depressed, depressing, desolate, despondent, disappointed, disappointing, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, disheartening, dispirited, dispiriting, distressing, doleful, dolorous, dour, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, down, downbeat, downcast, downhearted, fed up, forlorn, full of gloom, glum, grim, heavy-hearted, in low spirits, in the doldrums, long-faced, looking on the black side, low-spirited, lugubrious, melancholy, mirthless, miserable, morose, mournful, pessimistic, sad, saddening, saturnine, sepulchral, sombre, sorrowful, subdued, unfavourable, unhappy, unpromising, woebegone, woeful, wretched, and hopeless are all another word for gloomy.

Gloomy synonym statistics

Gloomy synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 3 synonyms with 3, and 13 letters and 9 synonyms with 4 letters. 6 synonyms with 5, and 12 letters and 10 synonyms with 6 letters.

8 synonyms with 7 letters and 11 synonyms with 8 letters. 13 synonyms with 9 letters and 12 synonyms with 10 letters. 14 synonyms with 11 letters and 2 synonyms with 14 letters. 1 synonym with 21 letters. For a total of 98 another word for gloomy.

Gloomy sentences

The sky looks particularly gloomy today.

She felt gloomy about the situation.

It was a gloomy winter afternoon.

His mood turned gloomy after news.

Related Words for gloomy

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    • Synonyms: not fixed in place, not secure
    • Opposites: secure, tight, literal, narrow
    • Part of speech: adjective
  2. Economy
    • Synonyms: wealth, (financial) resources
    • Opposites: extravagance, wastefulness
    • Part of speech: noun
  3. Overlook
    • Synonyms: miss, fail to notice
    • Opposites: spot, notice
    • Part of speech: verb
  4. Bloom
    • Synonyms: flower, blossom
    • Opposites: decline, nadir
    • Part of speech: noun
  5. Glow
    • Synonyms: shine, radiate
    • Opposites: dim, darken
    • Part of speech: verb
  6. Outlook
    • Synonyms: point of view, viewpoint
    • Opposites: narrow-mindedness, pessimism
    • Part of speech: noun
  7. Room
    • Synonyms: space, free space
    • Opposites: crowded or congested
    • Part of speech: noun
  8. Global
    • Synonyms: worldwide, international
    • Opposites: national, local
    • Part of speech: adjective
  9. Looking forward
    • Synonyms: Anticipating, expecting
    • Opposites: looking back, dreading
    • Part of speech: adverb
  10. Zoom
    • Synonyms: race, hurry
    • Opposites: amble, stroll
    • Part of speech: verb
  11. Autonomy
    • Synonyms: Independence, self-governance
    • Opposites: dependence, subordination
    • Part of speech: noun
  12. Look
    • Synonyms: glance, gaze
    • Opposites: ignore, disregard
    • Part of speech: verb
  13. Cord blood
    • Synonyms: Umbilical cord blood, neonatal blood
    • Opposites: adult blood, maternal blood
    • Part of speech: noun