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dreariness

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Synonyms & Antonyms of dreariness

a state or spell of low spirits

my own dreariness seemed to match the dismal weather we were having

Synonyms for dreariness

blue devils,
blues,
dejection,
depression,
desolation,
despond,
despondence,
despondency,
disconsolateness,
dispiritedness,
doldrums,
dolefulness,
downheartedness,
dumps,
forlornness,
gloom,
gloominess,
glumness,
heartsickness,
joylessness,
melancholy,
miserableness,
mopes,
mournfulness,
oppression,
sadness,
sorrowfulness,
unhappiness

Words Related to dreariness

melancholia,
self-pity

anguish,
dolor,
grief,
mourning,
somberness,
sorrow,
woefulness

agony,
distress,
pain

misery,
woe,
wretchedness

discouragement,
disheartenment

moodiness

despair,
desperation,
hopelessness,
self-despair

boredom,
ennui,
tedium

dismalness,
drear,
morbidness,
moroseness,
morosity

regret,
rue

Near Antonyms for dreariness

gaiety
(also gayety),
gayness,
glee,
gleefulness,
humor,
jollity,
joviality,
lightheartedness,
merriment,
mirth,
mirthfulness

cheer,
cheerfulness,
cheeriness,
hopefulness,
optimism,
sunniness

content,
contentedness,
contentment,
satisfaction

delight,
gratification

Antonyms for dreariness

bliss,
blissfulness,
ecstasy,
elatedness,
elation,
euphoria,
exhilaration,
exuberance,
exultation,
felicity,
gladness,
gladsomeness,
happiness,
heaven,
intoxication,
joy,
joyfulness,
joyousness,
jubilation,
rapture,
rapturousness

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“Dreariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreariness. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.

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