gloomy
Other forms: gloomier; gloomiest
Gloomy means "dark and dreary." A cloudy day, a sad song about lost love, your downbeat mood after your team loses a big game — all of these can be called gloomy.
Have you ever been called a Gloomy Gus? If so, you must have been acting depressed or sulky. But you aren't the first to be called that — after all, Gloomy Gus was a comic book character who first appeared in 1904. By the 1940s, this nickname caught on, describing — and possibly adding to the misery — of those who are less happy-seeming than the people around them.
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depressingly dark
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filled with melancholy and despondency“gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”“gloomy predictions”“a gloomy silence”synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, grim, low, low-spiriteddejectedaffected or marked by low spirits
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causing dejection
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Vocabulary lists containing gloomy
Vocabulary from "Beowulf" (translated by by Gummere).
Whether you're describing a feeling of deep grief or undeserved rejection, there are many words to express the different kinds of sadness that people experience. For more synonym lists, explore our Say What You Mean resources.
