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as in bleak
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
the usual glum waiting room at the tax collector's office a cold, glum day
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as in sad
feeling unhappiness
how can you be glum after such a great day?
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as in pouting
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability
a chronically glum and pouting child
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Recent Examples of glum
All quiet There are two reasons why polling places were so quiet Tuesday, and perhaps why some poll workers were so glum.
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Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
In a funny touch of feminist commentary, the Pounds parents are intent on their bratty son Andrew (Hamnet survivor Jacobi Jupe) getting the best possible education but less bothered about glum daughter Drissila (Evie Templeton).
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Senior figures were glum in the weeks after.
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Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
The recent rise in prices has left many consumers feeling glum.
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Max Zahn,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
In a funny touch of feminist commentary, the Pounds parents are intent on their bratty son Andrew (Hamnet survivor Jacobi Jupe) getting the best possible education but less bothered about glum daughter Drissila (Evie Templeton).
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Senior figures were glum in the weeks after.
—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
The recent rise in prices has left many consumers feeling glum.
—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glum
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The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.
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Cher’s court documents paint a bleak picture of how Allman, 49, allegedly blows through his $120,000 annual trust distributions.
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Day broke, bathing everything in light, and so great was the vitality of the early-morning sun that even the unhappy city seemed to smile a wan, sad smile.
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But SpringHill really took off in 2020, two seasons into James’ Lakers term, when The SpringHill Company went public (and the Lakers won the sad COVID-bubble NBA Championship).
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The symptoms are so delayed that people often blame them on food poisoning, irritable-bowel syndrome, gluten intolerance.
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Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.
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The film breathes in a dynamic way, the last few beats taking a startling turn toward a somber wistfulness.
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The hilltop De Smet Cemetery strikes a somber note.
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New-home construction tumbled, then stayed depressed for over a decade.
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These figures mark a clear increase from depressed crossing rates seen during much of the Iran war since its start in late February.
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Wilde’s Angela is expressive and antic; Rogen’s Joe is sullen and snarky.
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Now, in a more intimate setting, the sullen and sometimes-sarcastic shadings of this longtime singer-songwriter should hark back to Folds’ fledgling days on the alt-music scene.
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His lonely life away from friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) included sleeping under the stairs.
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Thrown into the thick of a ballet season, the dancer explained that there wasn’t time to be lonely.
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The decade was an unhappy panorama of inflation, gas shortages, military humiliation, and revelations of political corruption.
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On Tuesday, Paul urged Americans who are unhappy with the justices’ ruling to support his proposal.
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“Glum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glum. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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