drear (Meaning)
drear (s)
causing dejection
drear (a.)
Dismal; gloomy with solitude.
drear (n.)
Sadness; dismalness.
Synonyms & Antonyms of drear
Synonyms:
- plutonian
- dull
- woebegone
- mournful
- dismaying
- melancholic
- drab
- droopy
- mirthless
- plaintive
- hopeless
- low
- disheartening
- lamentable
- dejected
- Cimmerian
- upsetting
- elegiacal
- down
- discouraging
- menacing
- inconsolable
- hangdog
- colorless
- distressing
- woeful
- dour
- dim
- desperate
- tenebrific
- unhappy
- despondent
- discomfiting
- distressful
- negative
- threatening
- sorrowful
- dispiriting
- grim
- pessimistic
Antonyms:
drear Sentence Examples
- The old, abandoned house stood drear and desolate on the windswept hill.
- The gray, cloudy sky cast a drear pall over the town, making it seem gloomy and depressing.
- The winter landscape was drear and barren, with only the occasional leafless tree standing tall against the gray sky.
- The once-bustling factory was now drear and empty, its windows shattered and its walls covered in graffiti.
- The child's eyes were filled with drear longing as he watched the other children play, knowing he was too poor to join them.
- The funeral procession made its way slowly through the drear, rain-soaked streets, the mourners' faces filled with sorrow.
- The old man sat drear and alone in his armchair, staring out the window at the passing world, lost in his memories.
- The city streets were drear and empty in the early morning hours, with only the sound of the occasional car passing by.
- The drear silence of the empty room was broken only by the ticking of the clock on the wall.
- The drear, oppressive heat of the summer day made it difficult to breathe, causing tempers to flare and arguments to erupt.
FAQs About the word drear
causing dejectionDismal; gloomy with solitude., Sadness; dismalness.
bleak, solemn, murky, lonely, somber, cold, darkening, depressive, desolate, grey
bright, buoyant, gay, joyful, comforting, cordial, blithe, gay, cheerful, festive
The old, abandoned house stood drear and desolate on the windswept hill.
The gray, cloudy sky cast a drear pall over the town, making it seem gloomy and depressing.
The winter landscape was drear and barren, with only the occasional leafless tree standing tall against the gray sky.
The once-bustling factory was now drear and empty, its windows shattered and its walls covered in graffiti.
