Dismal Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭzməl
Sad
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. sad
  2. miserable
  3. blue
  4. cheerless
  5. depressing
  6. depressed
  7. dispiriting
  8. gloomy
  9. joyless
  10. melancholy
  11. sorrowful
Marked by little hopefulness
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. dark
  2. gloomy
  3. pessimistic
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. dismality
  2. melancholia

Words Related to Dismal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Dismal Sentence Examples

  • Cultivation does not begin till the limits of this dismal region are passed.

  • The proposed rising was a dismal failure, but the Habeas Corpus Act was suspended and Thistlewood and Watson were seized, although upon being tried they were acquitted.

  • The last six or seven weeks have been truly dismal.

  • The weather here was pretty dismal - the photos are not fit for display!

  • Dismal Swamp, on the border of North Carolina and Virginia, is the largest example.

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