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