Bleak Synonyms

66 bleak synonyms include bare, exposed, desolate, stark, arid, desert, denuded, lunar, open, and empty. Bleak is an adjective, and its antonyms are lush and verdant. Here are some additional synonyms for "bleak" with example sentences.

Another word for Bleak

66 other ways to say bleak.

1. exposed

  • without vegetation  
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  • windswept  
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  • unwooded  
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  • unshielded  
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  • unsheltered  
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  • unprotected  
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  • treeless  
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  • stark
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  • open  
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  • lunar  
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  • forestless  
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  • exposed
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  • empty
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  • desolate  
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  • desert  
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  • denuded  
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  • defoliated  
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  • bare  
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  • arid  
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2. cold

  • wintry  
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  • stinging  
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  • sharp
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  • raw
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  • piercing  
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  • penetrating  
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  • parky  
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  • nippy  
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  • nipping  
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  • keen
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  • icy-cold  
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  • icy  
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  • harsh
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  • frosty  
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  • frigid  
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  • freezing  
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  • cold
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  • chilly  
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  • chill
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  • biting  
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  • Baltic  
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3. unfavourable

  • wretched  
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  • unpropitious  
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  • unpromising  
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  • uninviting  
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  • unfavourable  
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  • sombre  
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  • portentous  
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  • ominous
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  • miserable
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  • joyless  
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  • inauspicious  
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  • hopeless
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  • grim
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  • gloomy
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  • foreboding  
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  • dreary  
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  • drab  
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  • dismal  
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  • disheartening  
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  • discouraging  
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  • disadvantageous  
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  • depressing
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  • dark
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  • cheerless  
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  • black
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  • adverse
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Use bleak in a Sentence

After the storm, the outlook was bleak.

He felt a sense of bleak hopelessness.

The landscape looked cold and bleak.