as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
even in the depths of her gloominess she never lost hope entirely
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Recent Examples of gloominess
Colors are accurate and saturated, doing justice to the bright vibrance of Frieren on Crunchyroll on my iPad Air and the dark gloominess of Ball x Pit on my Switch 2 via an adapter.
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Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
His gloominess seemed to make no sense.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
While most of the central bank’s policymakers still see inflation as a bigger threat than the jobs market — whose weakening may be more driven by slower immigration than corporate gloominess — there’s little consensus on the path forward, according to the September minutes released Wednesday.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But at a moment when many people are in a perpetual state of gloominess — courtesy of the news, social media doomscrolling or streaming/cable dramas that confuse lack of literal illumination with profundity — the pleasantly sunny escapism is difficult to resent.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
His gloominess seemed to make no sense.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
While most of the central bank’s policymakers still see inflation as a bigger threat than the jobs market — whose weakening may be more driven by slower immigration than corporate gloominess — there’s little consensus on the path forward, according to the September minutes released Wednesday.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But at a moment when many people are in a perpetual state of gloominess — courtesy of the news, social media doomscrolling or streaming/cable dramas that confuse lack of literal illumination with profundity — the pleasantly sunny escapism is difficult to resent.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloominess
Noun
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Still, along with the sadness, there’s ample speculation in the art world and on social media that the artist himself orchestrated this round of naming.—
Laurie Kellman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Teenagers with difficulty accessing their outpatient mental health care come to the ED in crisis, with intensifying depression or anxiety.—
Dr. Lauren Palladino,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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This can lead to anxiety and depression.—
Arthur C. Brooks
March 22,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The film’s empathetic interest in individual, often eccentric human lives gives it a warmth that overrides the underlying melancholy of the material, making for a pleasingly unsentimental crowdpleaser.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Some acknowledged the possibility that melancholy could be inherited.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Now the emptying shopping center could be where the Dallas Stars hockey team find their new home, and some nearby residents have greeted the idea with both glee and gloom.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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On the soundtrack, atmospheric music adds to the doom and gloom of the narrative.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gloominess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloominess. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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