tomblike
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8.3
- adjective
- /ˈtɑmˌblaɪk/
- She found herself in a tomblike room, where the heavy silence swallowed all sounds.
Examples
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Gradually exposed to light, the interior of the kiln appears tomblike.
Fiction book (1998) -
The door opened, and the tomblike silence was shattered by a blare of Mexican music that was heavy on decibels and brass instruments.
Fiction book (1999) -
The museum's tomblike atmosphere made visitors feel as if they had entered a forgotten world.
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The abandoned house had a tomblike quality, with dark corners and an oppressive stillness.
Synonyms
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9.9
Gloomy and quiet like a tomb or a funeral
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4.3
Having a dark, hollow, cool space like a cave
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8.6
Pale and motionless like someone who is dead
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7.4
Dark and gloomy like an old prison
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7.9
Serious, sad, and very quiet like a place where people are buried
Antonyms
How Gloomy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tomblike comes from the word tomb, meaning 'grave' or 'place for the dead', plus the ending -like, meaning 'similar to'. So something tomblike feels very quiet, dark, or gloomy, like a grave.