gloomy

gloomy: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. obscure, shadowy; despondent, glum. Ant., bright.

II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Dark]

Syn. dim, clouded, unlit; see dark 1 .

2. [Melancholy]

Syn. downhearted, depressed, morose; see sad 1 .

3. [Encouraging melancholy]

Syn. dreary, depressing, discouraging; see dismal 1 .
See Synonym Study at dark .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. dark dim, murky, shadowy, dismal, obscure, dusky, gauzy, black, cloudy, dreary, somber.

2. sad depressed, depressing, hopeless, dismal, melancholy, woeful, glum, sorrowful, dejected, unhappy, desolated, joyless, heavyhearted, despondent, saturnine, black, bleak, funereal.

ANT.: 1. bright, light, radiant, sunny. 2. happy, elated, euphoric, bright

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Dark and depressing: black, bleak, blue, cheerless, dark, desolate, dismal, dreary, glum, joyless, somber, tenebrific. See HAPPY, LIGHT. 2. Broodingly and sullenly unhappy: dour, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sulky, sullen, surly. See HAPPY. 3. In low spirits: blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful. Idiom: down at (or in) the mouth. See HAPPY. 4. Tending to cause sadness or low spirits: blue, cheerless, depressing, dismal, dispiriting, joyless, melancholy, sad. See HAPPY. 5. Marked by little hopefulness: dark, dismal, pessimistic. See HAPPY, HOPE.

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Synonyms:

Obscure, dark, dim, dusky / Dismal, cheerless, lowering, lurid / Sad, dejected, depressed, dispirited, disheartened, despondent, desponding, melancholy, downcast, crestfallen, chapfallen, down-hearted, glum, heavy of heart / Depressing, dispiriting, saddening, sad, disheartening, melancholy, heavy, dark

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Gloomy — can refer to:*gloom, a melancholy, depressing or despondent atmosphere *The song Gloomy Sunday *The Gloomy Dean, nickname of William Ralph Inge *Gloomy Bear, a fictional character *Gloomy Galleon … Wikipedia
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gloomy — 1 murky, obscure, *dark, dim, dusky Antonyms: brilliant (with reference to illumination) Contrasted words: *bright, effulgent, radiant, luminous: illuminated, illumined, lighted, lightened (see ILLUMINATE) 2 glum, *sullen, morose, saturnine, dour … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gloomy — ► ADJECTIVE (gloomier, gloomiest) 1) dark or poorly lit, especially so as to cause fear or depression. 2) causing or feeling depression or despondency. DERIVATIVES gloomily adverb gloominess noun … English terms dictionary
gloomy — [glo͞om′ē] adj. gloomier, gloomiest 1. overspread with or enveloped in darkness or dimness 2. a) very sad or dejected; hopeless; melancholy b) morose or sullen 3. causing gloom; dismal; depressing SYN. DARK … English World dictionary
gloomy — [[t]glu͟ːmi[/t]] gloomier, gloomiest 1) ADJ GRADED If a place is gloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well. Inside it s gloomy after all that sunshine... All the electric lamps in this huge gloomy church were extinguished. 2) ADJ … English dictionary
gloomy */ — UK [ˈɡluːmɪ] / US [ˈɡlumɪ] adjective Word forms gloomy : adjective gloomy comparative gloomier superlative gloomiest 1) feeling sad and without hope He became very gloomy and depressed. 2) showing that things are not going well and will probably… … English dictionary

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