gloom Antonyms
Strongest:
- merriment
- joy
- intoxication
- felicity
- gladness
- joyousness
- elation
- optimism
- jubilation
- merriment
- jubilation
- humor
- mirth
- joy
- gayety
- exuberance
- happiness
- gaiety
- ecstasy
- felicity
- humor
- bliss
- jollity
- ecstasy
- glee
- optimism
- exultation
- heaven
- bliss
- gladness
- heaven
- exhilaration
- exhilaration
- intoxication
- joviality
- euphoria
- euphoria
- gayety
- rapture
- exultation
- gaiety
- mirth
- joyfulness
- joyfulness
- jollity
- joviality
- glee
- rapture
- joyousness
- exuberance
- elation
- happiness
Strong:
- content
- gayness
- hopefulness
- hopefulness
- blissfulness
- sunniness
- elatedness
- mirthfulness
- sunniness
- gladsomeness
- lightheartedness
- cheeriness
- blissfulness
- gleefulness
- cheer
- content
- gladsomeness
- satisfaction
- cheer
- rapturousness
- contentment
- contentment
- gleefulness
- lightheartedness
- satisfaction
- cheerfulness
- mirthfulness
- rapturousness
- gayness
- cheerfulness
- elatedness
- cheeriness
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
sadness, melancholy, sorrowfulness, depression, anguish, doldrums, despondency, oppression, mopes, despondence
merriment,joy, intoxication, felicity, gladness, joyousness, elation, optimism, jubilation, merriment
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.
