dreary Antonyms
Strongest:
- cheerful
- joyful
- comforting
- comforting
- joyous
- sunshiny
- friendly
- merry
- jolly
- cordial
- gay
- cheerful
- joyous
- jolly
- festive
- bright
- sunshiny
- joyful
- cheery
- festive
- cheery
- cordial
- buoyant
- buoyant
- friendly
- gay
- merry
- bright
Strong:
- mirthful
- optimistic
- hopeful
- encouraging
- heartwarming
- cheering
- hopeful
- blithesome
- blithe
- blithe
- gay
- cheering
- encouraging
- optimistic
- jocund
- mirthful
- blithesome
- heartwarming
- gay
- jocund
Weak:
Strongest:
- lonely
- somber
- murky
- lonesome
- morbid
- dark
- gray
- solemn
- darkening
- bleak
- cold
- depressing
- miserable
- depressive
- grey
- desolate
Strong:
- saturnine
- dismal
- drear
- sad
- dreich
- lugubrious
- cloudy
- gloomy
- unhappy
- forlorn
- cheerless
- godforsaken
- black
- funereal
- glum
- oppressive
- sepulchral
- dire
- depressed
- comfortless
- sombre
- dull
- sullen
- morose
- elegiac
- wretched
- disconsolate
- chill
- melancholy
- blue
- sunless
Weak:
- mirthless
- distressing
- dour
- sorrowful
- mournful
- menacing
- dejected
- dismaying
- low
- hangdog
- tenebrific
- drab
- despondent
- threatening
- woebegone
- dispiriting
- cimmerian
- distressful
- dim
- upsetting
- hopeless
- desperate
- melancholic
- inconsolable
- tenebrous
- colorless
- negative
- droopy
- down
- discomfiting
- pessimistic
- discouraging
- elegiacal
- plutonian
- grim
- woeful
- plaintive
- lamentable
- disheartening
Meaning of dreary
dreary (s)
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
causing dejection
dreary (superl.)
Sorrowful; distressful.
Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy.
dreary Sentence Examples
- The dreary day cast a pall over the town, wrapping it in a blanket of dullness.
- The gloomy and monotonous landscape stretched out before them, endless and dreary.
- The dreary office building loomed over the city, a stark reminder of the daily grind.
- The dreary rain pattered against the window, creating a melancholy atmosphere.
- The dreary winter months seemed to drag on forever, each day blending into the next.
- The dreary task felt endless, weighing heavily on their mind.
- The dreary news report spread like wildfire, casting a dark cloud over the nation.
- The dreary alleyway was dimly lit and lined with dilapidated buildings, exuding an aura of danger and despair.
- The dreary routine had become unbearable, stifling their creativity and passion.
- The dreary weather matched their mood perfectly, reflecting the emptiness and hopelessness they felt.
FAQs About the word dreary
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise, causing dejectionSorrowful; distressful., Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dis
lonely, somber, murky, lonesome, morbid, dark, gray, solemn, darkening,bleak
cheerful, joyful, comforting, comforting, joyous, sunshiny, friendly, merry, jolly, cordial
The dreary day cast a pall over the town, wrapping it in a blanket of dullness.
The gloomy and monotonous landscape stretched out before them, endless and dreary.
The dreary office building loomed over the city, a stark reminder of the daily grind.
The dreary rain pattered against the window, creating a melancholy atmosphere.
