Synonyms of bleakness

bleakness

noun

as in chill

an uncomfortable degree of coolness

the morning bleakness prompted me to get a fire going

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chill
• bitterness
• chilliness
• coldness
• rawness
• cold
• bite
• sharpness
• crispness
• briskness
• nip
• nippiness
• frigidity
• iciness
• freeze
• frigidness
• frostiness
• wintriness
• gelidity
• snap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warmth
• warmness
• heat
• balminess
• sultriness
• hotness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bleakness

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, 8 July 2026

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

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