gloom Antonyms
Strongest:
- jubilation
- exultation
- joviality
- exuberance
- glee
- elation
- joyousness
- bliss
- joviality
- exultation
- felicity
- exuberance
- rapture
- joyfulness
- gladness
- exhilaration
- jollity
- euphoria
- ecstasy
- joyfulness
- heaven
- humor
- gaiety
- gaiety
- happiness
- jollity
- humor
- optimism
- happiness
- gayety
- merriment
- ecstasy
- euphoria
- joy
- merriment
- felicity
- joy
- mirth
- gladness
- joyousness
- intoxication
- rapture
- exhilaration
- gayety
- optimism
- bliss
- glee
- jubilation
- intoxication
- heaven
- elation
- mirth
Strong:
- cheer
- lightheartedness
- sunniness
- gladsomeness
- gleefulness
- elatedness
- mirthfulness
- satisfaction
- cheeriness
- blissfulness
- rapturousness
- sunniness
- cheeriness
- rapturousness
- gayness
- contentment
- elatedness
- blissfulness
- cheerfulness
- satisfaction
- hopefulness
- mirthfulness
- gayness
- cheer
- cheerfulness
- content
- gleefulness
- content
- lightheartedness
- contentment
- hopefulness
- gladsomeness
Weak:
Meaning of gloom
gloom (n)
a state of partial or total darkness
a feeling of melancholy apprehension
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
gloom (n.)
Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.
A shady, gloomy, or dark place or grove.
Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
In gunpowder manufacture, the drying oven.
gloom (v. i.)
To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.
To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or sad; to come to the evening twilight.
gloom (v. t.)
To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
gloom Sentence Examples
- The room was permeated by a palpable gloom that clung like a heavy cloak.
- The oppressive gloom of the winter sky weighed down on my spirits, casting a pall over my day.
- The news brought a wave of gloom over the group, dampening their previously cheerful mood.
- The abandoned building stood in solitary gloom, its windows boarded up and its paint peeling.
- Shadows danced in the gloomy corners of the attic, creating an eerie atmosphere that made my heart race.
- The funeral procession moved through the streets in solemn gloom, a testament to the loss of a beloved friend.
- The once-vibrant city had fallen into a state of gloom, with empty storefronts and abandoned houses.
- The pessimist saw only gloom on the horizon, painting a bleak picture of the future.
- The gloomy forest path whispered secrets of long-lost travelers, casting an unsettling spell on my mind.
- The gloomy truth hung in the air like a thick fog, impossible to ignore and painful to embrace.
FAQs About the word gloom
a state of partial or total darkness, a feeling of melancholy apprehension, an atmosphere of depression and melancholyPartial or total darkness; thick shade; ob
depression, sorrowfulness,sadness, melancholy, joylessness, misery, unhappiness, despond, pain, boredom
jubilation, exultation, joviality, exuberance, glee, elation, joyousness, bliss, joviality, exultation
The room was permeated by a palpable gloom that clung like a heavy cloak.
The oppressive gloom of the winter sky weighed down on my spirits, casting a pall over my day.
The news brought a wave of gloom over the group, dampening their previously cheerful mood.
The abandoned building stood in solitary gloom, its windows boarded up and its paint peeling.
