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