DISMALNESS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

dismalness

noun

Definition of dismalness

as in morosity

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Noun

Take us to that moment, this middle-age malaise, this boredom.

— Longreads, Longreads, 18 Aug. 2026
Her boredom was sharpened by the discovery that most of her initial assumptions were wrong.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of boredom

Noun

And hey, if the superstar was feeling a little low, what better pick-me-up than karaoke with Chrissie Hynde or a heart-to-heart in the ladies’ with ennui expert Lena Dunham?

— Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
Ellis was the enfant terrible of the ’80s and ’90s literary scene, earning a following with novels about disaffected teens and 20-somethings mixed up in drugs, ennui, and gang rapes.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of ennui

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The experience is…less fun, although bad film aficionados know that some level of tedium is inherent to almost all of the most canonical worst movies ever.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Such individual scenes aside, though, the film largely depends on a familiar trajectory, which can curdle into tedium as things proceed.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tedium

Noun

These proposals, many times rooted in sympathy and love, were presented as alternatives to the political structures and market logic that had so often led to war, exploitation, hopelessness, and suffering.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Their disaffection can create a culture of hopelessness and emotional stasis that lasts well past any economic recovery.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hopelessness

Noun

Moving forward Growers who are moving on in the wake of the Del Monte collapse are experiencing a slew of emotions ranging from hope to despair.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
At Rimini’s Catholic festival, Leo urges believers to confront unjust economic and technological systems, asserting that ‘there can be no enemies’ and hailing young Catholics as a hopeful antidote to despair.

— Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of despair

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