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