gloom synonyms

gloom

n.

  1. Heavy shade

    shadow, murk, dimness, dark; see darkness 1.

  2. Heavy spirits

    woe, sadness, depression, dejection, melancholy, melancholia, dullness, despondency, misery, sorrow, morbidity, pensiveness, hypochondriasis, catatonia, dolor, malaise, vexation, pessimism, foreboding, low spirits, cheerlessness, heaviness of mind, weariness, apprehension, misgiving, distress, affliction, despair, oppression, anguish, grief, horror, mourning, bitterness, mortification, chagrin, discouragement, disconsolateness, the blues*, the dumps*, the doldrums*, blue funk*.

    Antonyms happiness*, optimism*, gaiety.

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