ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsGgloomy
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gloomy
Meaning: sad and without much hope
gloomy in a sentence
How gloomy is used in real sentences:
Jada felt gloomy after the picnic was canceled.
Eli was gloomy because his best friend was absent from school.
“Before the project, Maya felt gloomy because maps showed the shoreline shrinking year after year.”
— from the passage The Returning Shore
Synonyms for gloomy
Other words for gloomy — sad, bleak and melancholy — carry the same meaning.
- sad
- bleak
- melancholy
Antonyms of gloomy
Words that mean the opposite of gloomy:
- cheerful
- hopeful
Where it comes from
From gloom 'darkness or sadness'
Memory hook
Gloomy contains gloom, a feeling of darkness and sadness.