gloomy

Preposition: about

• prospect: He was gloomy about the long-term prospects about defending the Islands.

Modifying Another Word

• rather: Despite the rather gloomy weather, the changes are obvious.
• pretty: Recently, the British cinema scene has been pretty gloomy.
• somewhat: The somewhat gloomy Middle Ages were dismissive of ancient Greek ideology.
• otherwise: The village fool gives a humorous hint to the otherwise gloomy story.
• too: The message however is too gloomy for the author, preacher, actor or judge.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: They were built on both sides of the street and made the streets gloomy because they blocked the light.

Modifies a noun

• prognostication: Mark hints at the counter attack with his gloomy prognostications but no more.
• foreboding: It powerfully suggests the coming Passion, being full of dark and gloomy foreboding.
• prognosis: At first glance such factors make for a gloomy prognosis Yet there are still plenty of reasons to be cheerful.
• dungeon: The gloomy dungeons are also populated by the ghosts of the wretches whose spare parts have been used to manufacture the monster.
• prediction: Thank god many of the gloomy predictions of Labor's left wing proved spurious.
• outlook: The opposite tho can hold true if you are not used to a gloomy daily outlook you may suffer.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: Despite the dark wood paneling, the tall windows made the place seem less gloomy than the Special Branch office upstairs.
• look: I also found the lighting too dark which made Act I look very gloomy.
• feel: Felt really gloomy all day yesterday: I don't think Annie likes me anymore.
• remain: Robert Newman remains as gloomy as ever about the Barley Mow pub: ` Usually runs out of real ale before closing time.
• sound: She is clearly in a class with Sandy Denny and Dolores Keane in her ability to convey emotion without sounding merely gloomy.
• become: Through the open window there came the roar of a mown meadow and it suddenly became very gloomy in the room.