BLEAKNESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

bleakness

noun

Definition of bleakness next

as in chill

an uncomfortable degree of coolness the morning bleakness prompted me to get a fire going

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Recent Examples of bleakness Harrison still evokes painterly fugues of light and pungent smells, but they’re offset by a growing bleakness, and there’s less humor. —

Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 But there’s also a discernible strain of hope and timeliness amid the bleakness in some of the most recent hits. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 May 2026 The choice yields a brighter, richer, more varied and nuanced story in which coming-of-age tropes mingle with Gileadean bleakness to reveal new facets of a state premised on male supremacy. —

Judy Berman, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 Survey after survey underscore the bleakness. —

Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026 He was viewed as one of the country’s top coaching prospects — a ‘tracksuit manager’ who would play a hands-on role in training, and a welcome tonic after the bleakness of his predecessor Walter Smith’s tenure. —

Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 This bleakness makes for numerous memorably tense sequences, including a blackout, a bus ride, a rendezvous at an aquarium, and, bizarrely, a screening of an early Disney cartoon. —

Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026 To find out more, Newsweek spoke with Pixile Studios co-founder Michael One and narrative designer Ruben, about designing a battle royale in this distinct format, building a global live service as a small indie team, and how cuteness and bleakness are not contradictions. —

MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026 Harry is a grouch and Oslo is his trash can, which isn’t the way the city is traditionally depicted, with Santelmann making the descent into greater and greater bleakness seem organic. —

Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The batches were distilled between January 2015 and April 2016, the whiskey was aged for a full decade in char #4 barrels with char #3 heads, and it was bottled at 102 proof without chill filtration.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 June 2026
For example, North Georgia typically receives 750 to 900 chill hours, while South Georgia receives fewer than 600, making variety selection critical for reliable fruit production, Kirk-Ballard says.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026