GLOOMS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

glooms

verb

present tense third-person singular of gloom

as in glares

to look with anger or disapproval we just sat there, glooming, as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive

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as in darkens

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager

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My eleven-year-old self rolls her eyes, glares at my thirty-six-year-old body, and silently calls me fat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025

Definition of glares

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Pour in the tomato puree, mix gently, partially cover, and cook until the puree darkens and thickens and has mostly been absorbed by the rice, about 3 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Some woods are very photosensitive, like cherry and walnut, but cherry darkens with sun exposure while walnut fades.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of darkens

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Suzanne, the sulky, artistic type, scowls and pointedly ignores their noisy energy.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
However, there has been a growing edge to Denver’s current group, personified on the field in the way safety Talanoa Hufanga flies to the ball and in the way Cooper scowls under his eye black.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of scowls

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Lux is drawn back to the old pictures and voice notes on his phone, while Mille stares at the WhatsApp chat with her sister as if waiting for a response.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
When Molly holds out her empty hand, Yvette stares at it, then shoves her dustpan under one arm, laces her fingers through Molly’s.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

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