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