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Another word for gloomy

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Adjective

  1. Dark and depressing

    See also:

    light

    happy

  2. Broodingly and sullenly unhappy

    See also:

    happy

  3. In low spirits

    Idioms:
    See also:

    happy

  4. Tending to cause sadness or low spirits

    See also:

    happy

  5. Marked by little hopefulness

    See also:

    hope

    happy

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Another word for gloomy

Modifier

  1. Dark

    See also:

    dark

  2. Melancholy

    See also:

    sad

  3. Encouraging melancholy

    See also:

    dark

    dismal

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Sentence Examples

  • He was gloomy and absent-minded.

  • His face was gloomy and his lips compressed.

  • The river was very wide and muddy, and the jungle was very gloomy and dense

  • Pierre's gloomy, unhappy look struck her.

  • The wanders were rather discouraged by this gloomy report, but Dorothy said with a sigh:

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