Related Words for sombre

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somber
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Adjective, Adjective
colorless
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Adjective, Adjective
cheerless
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Adjective, Adjective
drab
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Adjective, Adjective
sober
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Adjective, Adjective
mournful
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Adjective
solemn
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Adjective
gloomy
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Adjective
lugubrious
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Adjective
grim
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Adjective
morose
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Adjective
melancholic
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Adjective
doleful
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Adjective
pensive
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Adjective
melancholy
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Noun
sorrowful
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Adjective
glum
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Noun
bleak
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Adjective
funereal
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Adjective
dour
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Noun
elegiac
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Noun
downbeat
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Noun
portentous
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Adjective
jovial
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Adjective
dark
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Adjective
eerie
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Noun
ominous
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Adjective
sepulchral
xxx
Adjective
poignant
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Adjective
subdued
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Adjective
sullen
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Adjective
austere
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Adjective
morbid
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Adjective
upbeat
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Adjective
foreboding
x/x
Noun
macabre
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Noun
stoical
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Adjective
sardonic
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Adjective
moody
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Name
solemnity
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Noun
introspective
xx/x
Adjective
brooding
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Noun
stoic
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Noun
serene
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Adjective
dreary
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Adjective
wistful
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Adjective
melodramatic
xxx/x
Adjective
ghastly
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Adjective
downcast
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Adjective
joyous
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Adjective
cheerful
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Adjective
laconic
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Adjective
cheery
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Adjective
contemplative
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Adjective
tearful
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Adjective
colourful
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Adjective
forlorn
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Adjective
tragic
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Adjective
emotive
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Adjective
tremulous
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Adjective
rueful
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Adjective
stark
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Name
lighthearted
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Adjective
hushed
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Adjective
sonorous
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Adjective
jocular
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Adjective
sinister
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Adjective
tranquil
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Adjective
languid
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Adjective
dirge
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Noun
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
disquieting
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Adjective
ponderous
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Adjective
autumnal
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Noun
festive
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Adjective
gothic
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Name
taciturn
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Adjective
jubilant
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Adjective
dignified
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Adjective
desolate
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Adjective
maudlin
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Noun
joyful
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Adjective
dissonant
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Adjective
reverential
xx/x
Adjective
demeanour
x/x
Noun
stormy
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Adjective
majestic
x/x
Adjective
evocative
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Adjective
ironical
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Adjective
atmospheric
xx/x
Adjective
haunting
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Noun
shadowy
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Adjective
gray
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Noun
lowery
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Name
leaden
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Adjective
dusky
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Noun
surly
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Adjective
sable
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Noun
brown
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Name
obscure
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Adjective
dingy
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Adjective
infernal
x/x
Noun
swart
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Name
lurid
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Adjective
greys
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Noun
hue
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Noun
cypresses
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Noun
colouring
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Noun
magnificence
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Noun
thoughtfulness
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Noun
firs
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Noun
pall
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Noun
reverie
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Noun
sarcophagus
x/xx
Noun
tints
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Noun
mood
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Noun
draperies
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Noun
garb
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Noun
grandeur
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Noun
splendour
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Noun
mien
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Noun
tonality
x/xx
Noun
majesty
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Noun
pines
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Noun
palette
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Noun
black
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Name
undertones
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Noun
ferocity
x/xx
Noun
meditations
xx/x
Noun
monotony
x/xx
Noun
alcoves
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Noun
ashen
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Adjective, Verb
bluish
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Adjective
brighter
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Adjective
bush
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
cool
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
darkened
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Adjective
depressing
x/x
Adjective
dim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
discoloration
xxx/x
Noun
dismal
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Adjective
doorway
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Noun
downstairs
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
funeral
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Noun, Adjective
galilee
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Name
grave
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
heavy
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
keep
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Verb, Noun
lemon
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
loch
/
Noun
moon
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Noun, Verb
motionless
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Adjective
murky
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Adjective
pale
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
pass
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Verb, Noun
pessimistic
xx/x
Adjective
restful
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Adjective
river
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Noun, Verb
sad
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sail
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Noun, Verb
serious
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Adjective, Adverb
severe
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Adjective, Noun
soft
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
stern
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
summer
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Noun, Verb
tonight
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Adverb, Noun
gloss
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Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
die
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Verb, Noun
pidgin
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Noun
milestone
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Noun, Verb