gloom

[gloom] / glum /

NOUN

melancholy, depression

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguish bitterness despair discouragement doldrums foreboding grief horror malaise misery pessimism sadness sorrow weariness woe

STRONG

blues catatonia chagrin cheerlessness dejection desolation despondency disconsolateness distress dolor downheartedness dullness dumps heaviness misgiving mopes morbidity mourning oppression pensiveness unhappiness vexation

WEAK

blue devils blue funk dismals heavy-heartedness low spirits saturninity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer cheerfulness confidence contentment delight gladness happiness hopefulness joy joyfulness pleasure trust

STRONG

comfort

WEAK

animation brightness contentedness encouragement light sparkle sunniness vivaciousness

NOUN

darkness, blackness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloud shadow

STRONG

bleakness cloudiness dimness dullness dusk duskiness gloominess murk murkiness obscurity shade twilight

Antonyms

WEAK

animation brightness cheer contentedness encouragement happiness joy light sparkle sunniness vivaciousness

Example Sentences

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The echoing emptiness of that old house left a gloom on me, like a layer of dust.

From Literature

“Despite some of the doom and gloom that a lot of people were suggesting, we ended in record territory,” Hacegaba said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Against the doom and gloom, it is worth nothing that over time the credit card industry has shown a remarkable ability to adapt the offer to regulatory changes,” Foran noted.

From MarketWatch

But these remarkable findings offer hope nonetheless in a field that until recently was plunged almost entirely into gloom.

From MarketWatch

"There is a bittersweet feeling, and it is a bit after the Lord Mayor's Show. But you only have to rewind 36 hours when it was doom and gloom."

From Barron's

gloom

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