gloomy
adjective/ˈɡluːmi/
/ˈɡluːmi/
(comparative gloomier, superlative gloomiest)
- nearly dark, or badly lit in a way that makes you feel sad synonym depressing
- a gloomy room/atmosphere
- It was a wet and gloomy day.
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc1- She crept up the stairs and along a gloomy corridor.
- The gloomy weather showed little sign of lifting.
- The house is very grand, but rather gloomy when you're alone.
- sad and without hope synonym glum
- a gloomy expression
- We sat in gloomy silence.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- Now, don't start to get gloomy.
- Don't look so gloomy. Things aren't that bad.
- He mopes around all the time with that gloomy expression on his face.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- very
- far from
- pretty
- …
- about
- without much hope of success or happiness in the future synonym depressing
- a gloomy picture of the country’s economic future
- Suddenly, the future didn't look so gloomy after all.
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec2- We're quietly confident despite the gloomy predictions.
- The future looked decidedly gloomy.
- The committee's view was in fact far from gloomy.
- Many businesses remain gloomy about the prospects for the economy.
- a gloomy forecast/prognosis
- to paint a bleak/gloomy picture of the situation
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- very
- far from
- pretty
- …
- about
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