gloom

1 of 2

verb

ˈglüm

gloomed; glooming; glooms

intransitive verb

: to look, feel, or act sullen or despondent

: to be or become overcast

: to loom up dimly

transitive verb

: to make dark, murky, or somber : make gloomy

gloom

2 of 2

noun

: partial or total darkness

: a dark or shadowy place

: lowness of spirits : dejection

: an atmosphere of despondency

a gloom fell over the household

Example Sentences

Verb we just sat there, glooming, as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager Noun The painting captures the gloom of a foggy night. He walked away, disappearing into the gloom. the gloom of the forest He was often subject to periods of gloom. A cloud of gloom has descended over the city. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Our imperviousness to gloom is our own peculiar virtue.

Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2022 Their allusion to the night refers not to gloom but to evening intimacies, the pianist and scholar Kenneth Hamilton said in an interview.

New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021 The more doom and gloom the policy makers incorporate into their scenarios before setting market prices and rules, the safer the grid can be.

Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021

Noun

In more doom and gloom on Wall Street, pessimistic fund managers are selling stocks and piling into cash, according to a Bank of America survey published Tuesday.

Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 But alongside the stories of doom and gloom, the production of feature films, particularly of the arthouse variety, is booming.

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022 However, a three-point Buffalo victory won’t bring doom and gloom.

Xl Media, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 However, hidden among all that doom and gloom are the organizations who are succeeding.

Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 After months of gloom, Democrats may be overconfident now, wrote Jeffrey Rosen and Kevin Kosar.

Richard Galant, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022 Two months ago, most Democrats were locked in a fortress of gloom.

Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 There’s a lightness to these Mets, a real reboot after seasons of gloom.

Jason Gay, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Hiring remains healthy despite mounting signs of economic gloom.

Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 See More

gloom 1 of 2

noun

as in sadness

a state or spell of low spirits has been in a perpetual gloom since his dog died

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

sadness
melancholy
sorrowfulness
depression
gloominess
mournfulness
sorrow
anguish
misery
grief
dejection
dreariness
despair
glumness
unhappiness
blues
joylessness
oppression
miserableness
despondency
desperation
agony
despondence
heartsickness
despond
forlornness
mourning
doldrums
downheartedness
mopes
dumps
pain
boredom
desolation
melancholia
distress
blue devils
disconsolateness
somberness
dispiritedness
regret
dolefulness
hopelessness
discouragement
woe
drear
dolor
wretchedness
ennui
moroseness
disheartenment
self-pity
tedium
morbidness
moodiness
woefulness
self-despair
morosity
rue
dismalness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

joy
elation
euphoria
exuberance
happiness
jubilation
exultation
bliss
joyousness
rapture
mirth
ecstasy
gladness
exhilaration
glee
heaven
optimism
joyfulness
intoxication
gayety
jollity
gaiety
joviality
felicity
merriment
humor
cheerfulness
hopefulness
lightheartedness
cheeriness
blissfulness
gayness
cheer
contentment
gleefulness
satisfaction
mirthfulness
elatedness
content
sunniness
rapturousness
contentedness
delight
gladsomeness
gratification

as in dark

a time or place of little or no light the gloom of a rainy night is the perfect setting for a mystery story

Synonyms & Similar Words

dark
darkness
shadows
black
blackness
night
dusk
twilight
murk
candlelight
semidarkness
midnight
gloaming
umbra
shade
gloominess
somberness
dullness
dimness
blackout
grayness
murkiness
mistiness
umbrage
paleness
cloudiness
shadiness
fogginess
haziness
dulness
faintness
brownout
dimout
half-light

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

glow
light
daylight
glare
day
brightness
brilliance
sunlight
sunshine
lightness
moonlight
blaze
starlight
radiance
effulgence
shine
radiancy
luminescence
luminosity
luminance
luminousness
incandescence

gloom

2 of 2

verb

as in to glare

to look with anger or disapproval we just sat there, glooming, as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive

Synonyms & Similar Words

glare
scowl
stare
frown
glower
gaze
lour
lower
grimace
stare daggers
gape
look daggers
sulk
sneer
snarl
pout
snigger
ogle
growl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

smile
beam
grin

as in to darken

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager

Synonyms & Similar Words

darken
frown
rage
glower
scowl
stare
anger
lour
glare
lower
brood
menace
sulk
steam
mope
pout
storm
fume
pet
bristle
threaten
intimidate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lighten
brighten
cheer (up)
perk (up)

单词	gloom
释义	gloom 1 of 2 verb ˈglüm gloomed; glooming; glooms intransitive verb 1 : to look, feel, or act sullen or despondent 2 : to be or become overcast 3 : to loom up dimly transitive verb : to make dark, murky, or somber : make gloomy gloom 2 of 2 noun 1 a : partial or total darkness b : a dark or shadowy place 2 a : lowness of spirits : dejection b : an atmosphere of despondency a gloom fell over the household Synonyms Verb frown glare glower lower lour scowl Noun blue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness dumps forlornness gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappiness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb we just sat there, glooming, as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager Noun The painting captures the gloom of a foggy night. He walked away, disappearing into the gloom. the gloom of the forest He was often subject to periods of gloom. A cloud of gloom has descended over the city. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Our imperviousness to gloom is our own peculiar virtue. Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2022 Their allusion to the night refers not to gloom but to evening intimacies, the pianist and scholar Kenneth Hamilton said in an interview. New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021 The more doom and gloom the policy makers incorporate into their scenarios before setting market prices and rules, the safer the grid can be. Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021 Noun In more doom and gloom on Wall Street, pessimistic fund managers are selling stocks and piling into cash, according to a Bank of America survey published Tuesday. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 But alongside the stories of doom and gloom, the production of feature films, particularly of the arthouse variety, is booming. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022 However, a three-point Buffalo victory won’t bring doom and gloom. Xl Media, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 However, hidden among all that doom and gloom are the organizations who are succeeding. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 After months of gloom, Democrats may be overconfident now, wrote Jeffrey Rosen and Kevin Kosar. Richard Galant, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022 Two months ago, most Democrats were locked in a fortress of gloom. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 There’s a lightness to these Mets, a real reboot after seasons of gloom. Jason Gay, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Hiring remains healthy despite mounting signs of economic gloom. Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English gloumen First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun 1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing gloom gloom and doom gloom and doom Kids Definition gloom noun ˈglüm 1 : partial or complete darkness 2 : a sad mood gloom 1 of 2 noun 1 as in sadness a state or spell of low spirits has been in a perpetual gloom since his dog died Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sadness melancholy sorrowfulness depression gloominess mournfulness sorrow anguish misery grief dejection dreariness despair glumness unhappiness blues joylessness oppression miserableness despondency desperation agony despondence heartsickness despond forlornness mourning doldrums downheartedness mopes dumps pain boredom desolation melancholia distress blue devils disconsolateness somberness dispiritedness regret dolefulness hopelessness discouragement woe drear dolor wretchedness ennui moroseness disheartenment self-pity tedium morbidness moodiness woefulness self-despair morosity rue dismalness Antonyms & Near Antonyms joy elation euphoria exuberance happiness jubilation exultation bliss joyousness rapture mirth ecstasy gladness exhilaration glee heaven optimism joyfulness intoxication gayety jollity gaiety joviality felicity merriment humor cheerfulness hopefulness lightheartedness cheeriness blissfulness gayness cheer contentment gleefulness satisfaction mirthfulness elatedness content sunniness rapturousness contentedness delight gladsomeness gratification See More 2 as in dark a time or place of little or no light the gloom of a rainy night is the perfect setting for a mystery story Synonyms & Similar Words dark darkness shadows black blackness night dusk twilight murk candlelight semidarkness midnight gloaming umbra shade gloominess somberness dullness dimness blackout grayness murkiness mistiness umbrage paleness cloudiness shadiness fogginess haziness dulness faintness brownout dimout half-light Antonyms & Near Antonyms glow light daylight glare day brightness brilliance sunlight sunshine lightness moonlight blaze starlight radiance effulgence shine radiancy luminescence luminosity luminance luminousness incandescence See More gloom 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to glare to look with anger or disapproval we just sat there, glooming, as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive Synonyms & Similar Words glare scowl stare frown glower gaze lour lower grimace stare daggers gape look daggers sulk sneer snarl pout snigger ogle growl Antonyms & Near Antonyms smile beam grin 2 as in to darken to take on a gloomy or forbidding look he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager Synonyms & Similar Words darken frown rage glower scowl stare anger lour glare lower brood menace sulk steam mope pout storm fume pet bristle threaten intimidate Antonyms & Near Antonyms lighten brighten cheer (up) perk (up)
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