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gloominess

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Synonyms & Antonyms of gloominess

a state or spell of low spirits

even in the depths of her gloominess she never lost hope entirely

Synonyms for gloominess

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

Words Related to gloominess

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 gloominess

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 gloominess

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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“Gloominess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloominess. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.

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