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