gloominess

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Recent Examples of gloominess 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
  • There’s not even a sadness or an anger.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When his dog, Grace, died the year before, at the age of sixteen and a half, the sadness was overwhelming.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Newsweek spoke with two mental health experts to better understand the rare condition, which is characterized by both schizophrenia symptoms and mood disorders such as mania or depression.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An aura of melancholy does not stop Madvillainy from being endlessly joyful and playful.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But even here, the ache of the lovers’ separation registers with only a muffled sense of melancholy.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • September was supposed to be all doom and gloom.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, job growth hasn’t been as robust as other indicators have been, casting gloom over the housing market.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Gloominess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloominess. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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