gloomy
29
2.5
- adjective
- /ˈɡluːmi/
:
melancólico
- The inside was still gloomy, with the patisserie shut down and the lights off.
- a gloomy prognosis
- so gloomy
Tagomi said his prognosis was gloomy, he goes on.
- Tagomi said his prognosis was gloomy, he goes on.
- Or whether or not the gloomy view would be that the single united human group will be achieved by domination.
- So on that sense, I think pretty gloomy kind of answer.
- Because once we recognize that, we realize that no matter how gloomy and awful looks the directions are that we're seeing taking place right now.
- I don't think it's so gloomy, but it's just, it's the role of chance that of the important environmental factors are sort of idiosyncratic.
Examples
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Why so gloomy?
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We listened in gloomy silence to the news on the Voice of Jerusalem.
Fiction book (1997) -
What are you so gloomy about?
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My gloomy past is over, my lucky day is here.
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When my mother is gloomy, she wonders whether she was right to be an artist.
Academic text (2001) -
The conversation had turned gloomy, so I tried to lighten it up a bit.
Academic text (2009) -
Even so, he maintained a kind of gloomy dignity that tended to make people keep their distance.
Fiction book (1996) -
You know, it's actually kind of a relief not to have to be around someone who's so gloomy all the time.
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Anya's everyday personality was not a gloomy one by any means.
Fiction book (1995) -
The movie's ending was so sad that it left everyone feeling gloomy.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling unhappy or upset because of something
441
3.5
Feeling very sad and without hope
336
1.0
Feeling sad or without energy
205
2.1
Feeling sad or unhappy
73
4.2
Sad and hopeless, making things seem very bad
62
4.5
Making you feel sad and hopeless
52
4.6
Serious and sad in feeling or mood
44
3.8
A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired
37
5.9
Feeling or showing deep sadness
24
6.7
Feeling sad or unhappy
23
4.1
Looking or feeling sad and quiet
18
7.7
Feeling very sad and without hope about the future
15
7.9
Being quiet and unhappy and showing little interest in others
14
3.6
Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment
8
4.4
Feeling sad and quiet without much energy
5
5.4
Feeling sad and without hope
4
4.6
Feeling very hopeless and sad
3
4.7
Feeling sad and without much hope
2
5.5
Not bright or warm and making people feel sad
1
5.6
Dark and cloudy, making a place feel gloomy
1
7.8
Feeling sad or unhappy
1
4.1
Feeling sad and without much hope
1
5.1
Feeling sad and without much energy
Antonyms
Compounds
How Gloomy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gloomy comes from the old word gloom, meaning 'darkness', and is related to the word glum. So when someone is gloomy they feel like their mood is 'in the dark'—sad and without hope.