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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of gloom
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- joyousness
- ecstasy
- gaiety
- optimism
- jollity
- gayety
- joviality
- intoxication
- humor
- optimism
- exhilaration
- gladness
- gayety
- exuberance
- exuberance
- elation
- humor
- joy
- euphoria
- jubilation
- joviality
- glee
- rapture
- rapture
- intoxication
- exultation
- bliss
- heaven
- mirth
- elation
- joyfulness
- mirth
- joy
- felicity
- gladness
- ecstasy
- happiness
- euphoria
- merriment
- merriment
- exhilaration
- glee
- joyfulness
- jollity
- bliss
- exultation
- heaven
- jubilation
- gaiety
- joyousness
- felicity
- happiness
Synonyms:
- miserableness
- despondence
- oppression
- glumness
- desperation
- heartsickness
- unhappiness
- despondency
- grief
- mourning
- mournfulness
- forlornness
- misery
- pain
- doldrums
- sorrow
- boredom
- dejection
- agony
- gloominess
- anguish
- dreariness
- despond
- despair
- dumps
- desolation
- joylessness
- mopes
- blues
Antonyms:
- hopefulness
- blissfulness
- gladsomeness
- lightheartedness
- elatedness
- mirthfulness
- lightheartedness
- contentment
- cheeriness
- cheeriness
- gladsomeness
- sunniness
- cheerfulness
- sunniness
- rapturousness
- satisfaction
- blissfulness
- contentment
- gayness
- satisfaction
- gayness
- elatedness
- rapturousness
- mirthfulness
- gleefulness
- gleefulness
- hopefulness
- cheerfulness
- cheer
- cheer
- content
- content
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, depression, sorrowfulness, miserableness, despondence, oppression, glumness, desperation, heartsickness
joyousness, ecstasy, gaiety, optimism, jollity, gayety, joviality, intoxication, humor, optimism
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.
