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gloomy

/ˈɡlumi/adjective2 syllables

Gloomy means: causing dejection.

Synonyms for gloomy38

adjective, as in causing dejection

blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary, depressing, cheerless, uncheerful

adjective, as in filled with melancholy and despondency

grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited, dejected

adjective, as in depressingly dark

glooming, gloomful, sulky, dark

also used for gloomy

dusky, dim, clouded, blear, caliginous, cimmerian, crepuscular, darksome, darkling, bleak, miserable, comfortless, morose

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What does gloomy mean?3

adjective

1

causing dejection“a blue day”

2

filled with melancholy and despondency“gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”

3

depressingly dark“the gloomy forest”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Gloomy in a sentence

  • It was piercing cold, too; all was gloomy and black.ddnktr
  • We emerged at last into a small road, lined with old, gloomy houses.Hybrid
  • Hey, instead of gloomy stuff, can't you talk about something more fun?ksjdragon
  • Sunshine is a warm burst of joy after a gloomy, rainy week.Solana
  • I got gloomy and thought of giving up.al_ex_an_der
  • The sky is gloomy and gray - a typical rainy-season sky.U2FS
  • It was as gloomy inside the mansion as the sunlight was dazzling outside.blay_paul
  • This book is predominated by dark and gloomy tone.MrOhno

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Forms of gloomy

as a adjective

comparative
gloomier
superlative
gloomiest