ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsGglum
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glum
Meaning: quietly sad and unhappy
glum in a sentence
How glum is used in real sentences:
Noah looked glum after rain canceled the class picnic.
Ella sat with a glum expression after discovering that her model had cracked.
“Maya had felt glum after rain ruined yesterday's visit, but this teamwork lifted her mood.”
— from the passage The Garden Below
Synonyms for glum
Other words for glum — gloomy, dejected and somber — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of glum
Words that mean the opposite of glum:
- cheerful
- joyful
Where it comes from
From an old English word meaning 'to look sullen'
Memory hook
Glum sounds like gloom, a dark and unhappy feeling.