Synonyms for gloomy
87 synonyms for “gloomy”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Gloomy as in “dismal”
adjective: causing dejection
- dismal
- dreary
- depressing
- dingy
- disconsolate
- bleak
- glum
- dire
- morose
- miserable
- forlorn
- dull
- sullen
- melancholy
- desolate
- sad
- moody
- sorrowful
- unhappy
- doleful
- dim
- despondent
- wretched
- wistful
- murky
- drab
- clouded
- mournful
- obscure
- solemn
- lugubrious
- woebegone
- cheerless
- mirthless
- saturnine
- melancholic
- joyless
- sunless
- woeful
- drear
- comfortless
- dour
- shattered
- leaden
- damp
- plaintive
- inconsolable
- dusky
- foreboding
- crestfallen
- shady
- sorry
- disgruntled
- passionate
- elegiac
- spiritless
- infernal
- heartsick
- lachrymose
- lumpish
- infelicitous
- querulous
- mopey
- grief-stricken
- blear
- disheartened
- chapfallen
- ruthful
- tenebrous
Gloomy as in “grim”
adjective: filled with melancholy and despondency
- grim
- downcast
- depressed
- blue
- dejected
- downhearted
- down
- low
- dispirited
- low-spirited
- pessimistic
- ominous
- lowering
- weary
Gloomy as in “dark”
adjective: depressingly dark
- dark
- sulky
- glooming
- gloomful
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