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