gloomy

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Learn the meaning of gloomy with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

gloomy

(adjective)

Meaning

dark or sad in atmosphere

Example

"The weather was so gloomy that we decided to stay indoors."

Synonyms

drearydismalovercast

Antonyms

cheerfulbrightjoyful

More about this word

Word origin
From Middle English 'gloumy', meaning dark or shadowy.
Related word forms
  • adverb: gloomily
  • noun: gloom

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