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