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