dreary Antonyms
Strongest:
- sunshiny
- joyful
- cheery
- joyous
- joyous
- cheerful
- joyful
- cordial
- jolly
- cheerful
- cheery
- jolly
- festive
- buoyant
- comforting
- gay
- bright
- comforting
- merry
- friendly
- sunshiny
- buoyant
- festive
- friendly
- merry
- bright
- gay
- cordial
Strong:
- heartwarming
- optimistic
- hopeful
- gay
- blithe
- blithesome
- blithe
- optimistic
- cheering
- encouraging
- cheering
- jocund
- hopeful
- mirthful
- mirthful
- heartwarming
- encouraging
- blithesome
- gay
- jocund
Weak:
Strongest:
- somber
- gray
- lonesome
- morbid
- darkening
- solemn
- depressive
- murky
- lonely
- desolate
- miserable
- cold
- depressing
- dark
- grey
- bleak
Strong:
- oppressive
- morose
- sepulchral
- godforsaken
- glum
- cloudy
- dismal
- sad
- funereal
- melancholy
- chill
- blue
- unhappy
- sullen
- wretched
- sunless
- gloomy
- saturnine
- dire
- cheerless
- sombre
- depressed
- dreich
- disconsolate
- black
- forlorn
- lugubrious
- drear
- elegiac
- dull
- comfortless
Weak:
- melancholic
- elegiacal
- colorless
- discouraging
- dour
- cimmerian
- distressful
- plaintive
- inconsolable
- disheartening
- menacing
- dejected
- upsetting
- despondent
- negative
- tenebrous
- hopeless
- droopy
- threatening
- dim
- drab
- tenebrific
- dispiriting
- discomfiting
- distressing
- grim
- desperate
- woebegone
- low
- hangdog
- sorrowful
- down
- lamentable
- dismaying
- mournful
- plutonian
- woeful
- mirthless
- pessimistic
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
somber, gray, lonesome, morbid, darkening, solemn, depressive, murky, lonely, desolate
sunshiny, joyful, cheery, joyous, joyous, cheerful, joyful, cordial, jolly, cheerful
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.
