bleak
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4.7
- adjective
- /blik/
:
sombrío
- The outlook for achieving this aim was not as bleak then as it is today.
- a bleak future
- bleak prospects
- a bleak outlook
It's a it's a very bleak moment right now.
- It's a it's a very bleak moment right now.
- Yet one must acknowledge the still bleak part of the picture.
- But I think the the prospects are bleak for a lot of people.
- Now, I know that all sounds pretty bleak, but there is a way to fix it.
- So yeah, the hope would drive me, but it would be bleak and sad and horrible also.
- The only way out of those two bleak futures is to get our fertility rate up.
- And cynicism is answering all of those in the relatively bleak way that you might.
- And here is where it gets even more bleak.
- And so you're actually left with like a little bit of a bleak situation.
- And once the system changes, the outcomes will not be so bleak as we currently have them today.
- I mean, so far, of course, the picture was quite bleak.
Examples
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Now, I know that all sounds pretty bleak, but there is a way to fix it.
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Together, the stories paint a very bleak picture of women's chances for satisfying relationships.
Academic text (1994) -
It's a it's a very bleak moment right now.
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Instead, the whole picture looks bleak, right?
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And when things look bleak, when things look dark, he believed.
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God always provides a way, even when it looks so bleak, I promise.
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The future was bleak in all sorts of ways.
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Well, I'm afraid the situation looks pretty bleak.
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All of this painted a rather bleak picture of my daughter's future, both professional and personal.
Academic text (1992) -
The reports from the region present a bleak outlook on the economy, showing little chance for recovery.
Synonyms
377
1.0
Feeling gloomy and sad
73
4.2
Sad and hopeless, making things seem very bad
62
4.5
Making you feel sad and hopeless
48
2.5
Feeling no hope about a situation or the future
44
3.8
A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired
29
2.5
Feeling sad and without much hope
28
4.9
A job or situation that gives no chance to move up and get better
26
5.2
Causing someone to lose confidence or hope
23
4.1
Looking or feeling sad and quiet
19
4.3
Not clear and hard to see or remember
2
5.5
Not bright or warm and making people feel sad
1
9.9
A dull, cold, and depressing place or scene
Not expecting success or any improvement
Antonyms
Idioms
How Hopeful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bleak probably comes from the old Norse bleikr, meaning 'pale', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of something without color or joy. That's why bleak describes a situation that feels hopeless or without a good future.