Synonyms of cloudy

cloudy

adjective

ˈklau̇-dē 

1

as in muddy

having visible particles in liquid suspension

the water coming out of the faucet was unusually cloudy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• muddy
• turbid
• murky
• muddied
• hazy
• dingy
• unfiltered
• roiled
• muddled
• puddled
• scummy
• filmy
• riley
• opaque
• sludgy
• inky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clear
• crystalline
• crystal clear
• filtered
• colorless
• purified
• transparent
• uncolored
• clarified

2

as in hazy

covered over by clouds

the skies grew cloudy and we headed home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hazy
• clouded
• darkened
• overcast
• misty
• murky
• gray
• bleak
• dark
• dull
• overclouded
• beclouded
• hazed
• lowering
• heavy
• dim
• obscured
• blackened
• dusky
• dimmed
• obscure
• black
• dulled
• gloomy
• darksome
• dreary
• cheerless
• somber
• dismal
• desolate
• sullen
• bedimmed
• overshadowed
• befogged
• glum
• drear
• sepulchral
• sunless
• funereal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clear
• cloudless
• sunny
• sunlit
• sunshiny
• brilliant
• shiny
• radiant
• dazzling
• illuminated
• lit
• illumined
• lightened
• brightened

3

as in misty

filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension

the room grew cloudy with smoke from the fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hazy
• misty
• rainy
• murky
• clouded
• foggy
• smoggy
• thick
• milky
• smoky
• overcast
• soupy
• muddy
• gauzy
• beclouded
• befogged
• turbid
• stormy
• brumous
• slimy
• slushy
• mucky
• smudgy
• opaque
• sooty
• miasmatic
• dirty
• miasmic
• filmy
• miasmal
• miry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clear
• cloudless
• limpid
• bright
• clean
• sunny
• unclouded
• pellucid
• fair
• transparent
• translucent
• sunshiny
• clement

4

as in dark

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

after his third failed marriage, he seemed destined to live the rest of his life in a permanently cloudy mood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dark
• bleak
• somber
• lonely
• depressing
• murky
• depressive
• darkening
• desolate
• cold
• gray
• solemn
• blue
• miserable
• lonesome
• morbid
• gloomy
• black
• depressed
• chill
• dreary
• dismal
• cheerless
• morose
• sullen
• sad
• wretched
• glum
• funereal
• oppressive
• drear
• disconsolate
• lugubrious
• saturnine
• forlorn
• dire
• melancholy
• comfortless
• sepulchral
• elegiac
• dreich
• sunless
• dull
• dim
• unhappy
• tenebrous
• godforsaken
• plutonian
• melancholic
• negative
• Cimmerian
• dejected
• hopeless
• desperate
• mournful
• grim
• low
• discouraging
• droopy
• tenebrific
• pessimistic
• mirthless
• woebegone
• dispiriting
• despondent
• woeful
• distressing
• colorless
• distressful
• inconsolable
• disheartening
• dismaying
• menacing
• upsetting
• drab
• down
• sorrowful
• lamentable
• dour
• hangdog
• discomfiting
• plaintive
• threatening
• lowering
• lowery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bright
• cheerful
• friendly
• sunshiny
• cheery
• festive
• gay
• cordial
• comforting
• buoyant
• joyful
• merry
• joyous
• jolly
• gay
• optimistic
• mirthful
• blithe
• hopeful
• encouraging
• cheering
• heartwarming
• blithesome
• jocund
• lighthearted
• lightsome

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cloudy

If the cloudy film on your stovetop appears to be caused by displacement or leftover cleaning residue, try Torres’ trusted white vinegar method. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 July 2026

What circadian sunmaxxing actually means Circadian sunmaxxing refers to intentionally getting outside within roughly an hour of waking for 10 to 30 minutes of natural light, often longer on cloudy days. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Under cloudy skies, expect temperatures to remain more than 10 degrees below normal in most locations for your Friday. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

The night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 67 degrees. — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 July 2026