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.
gloom Meaning
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of gloom
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- optimism
- joviality
- jollity
- rapture
- joy
- joy
- gladness
- euphoria
- exhilaration
- intoxication
- gayety
- happiness
- heaven
- joyfulness
- gayety
- jollity
- joviality
- mirth
- heaven
- euphoria
- bliss
- exuberance
- elation
- glee
- happiness
- jubilation
- elation
- joyousness
- mirth
- jubilation
- felicity
- joyfulness
- rapture
- humor
- intoxication
- joyousness
- exultation
- humor
- merriment
- gaiety
- exhilaration
- gladness
- bliss
- optimism
- ecstasy
- merriment
- glee
- exultation
- gaiety
- exuberance
- felicity
- ecstasy
Synonyms:
- agony
- miserableness
- despondency
- mopes
- mournfulness
- forlornness
- grief
- desperation
- dejection
- boredom
- unhappiness
- heartsickness
- doldrums
- dreariness
- despair
- anguish
- dumps
- sorrow
- pain
- gloominess
- despond
- blues
- joylessness
- glumness
- desolation
- despondence
- misery
- mourning
- oppression
Antonyms:
- content
- content
- cheer
- gayness
- contentment
- hopefulness
- hopefulness
- cheeriness
- blissfulness
- elatedness
- gleefulness
- lightheartedness
- cheeriness
- contentment
- cheerfulness
- satisfaction
- gayness
- rapturousness
- gladsomeness
- cheerfulness
- gleefulness
- mirthfulness
- sunniness
- blissfulness
- gladsomeness
- satisfaction
- sunniness
- cheer
- rapturousness
- lightheartedness
- mirthfulness
- elatedness
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
sorrowfulness,sadness, depression, melancholy, agony, miserableness, despondency, mopes,mournfulness, forlornness
optimism, joviality, jollity, rapture,joy, joy, gladness, euphoria, exhilaration, intoxication
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.
