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