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