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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"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

But even that is being tested by the gloom, with meteorologist Viktor Bergman "very pessimistic" about snow for a white Christmas and New Year to cheer everyone up.

From Barron's

Generations hence will wonder why Western elites, rather than marveling at how life was getting better, looked at the future and saw only doom and gloom.

From The Wall Street Journal

But for now he says: "There's doom and gloom in the cereals sector. And costs have been getting out of control on the machinery side of things."

From BBC

But keep on checking in as there may be gaps in the gloom.

From BBC

gloom

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