as in somber
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
a pessimist who is given to morbid introspection and thoughts of death
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Recent Examples of morbid
Wednesday and Pugsley's Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen) and Morticia's estranged mother, Grandmama Hester Frump (Joanna Lumley), will also be around to join in on the morbid fun.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Supremely silly, vaguely morbid and altogether hard to believe.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2025
In media appearances this month, the former lawmaker wasn’t shy about sharing his morbid fears about life behind bars.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Audiences seem to agree, with Bloodlines setting new milestones — both critically (a near-perfect score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes) and financially (a massive $100 million global weekend debut) — for the gleefully morbid saga.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Supremely silly, vaguely morbid and altogether hard to believe.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2025
In media appearances this month, the former lawmaker wasn’t shy about sharing his morbid fears about life behind bars.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Audiences seem to agree, with Bloodlines setting new milestones — both critically (a near-perfect score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes) and financially (a massive $100 million global weekend debut) — for the gleefully morbid saga.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morbid
Adjective
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High-contrast, stark black-and-white tones, water droplets and a somber expression emerging from shadows.—
Evan J. Schwartz,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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There were no somber emotions this time from Dončić’s side, with Balkan music blasting throughout the practice facility before he and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka held a news conference to celebrate Dončić’s extension.—
Khobi Price,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Gambling today, however, is a sad and depressing experience, nothing like my dad’s and my Atlantic City adventure.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Aug. 2025
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And yet, somehow, the most depressing show on TV—with the exception of any news broadcast, at least—is a reality soap about bougie couples in the suburbs of Los Angeles.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Directed by Paul Schrader with a script by Bret Easton Ellis, this spiritually bleak L.A. drama features Lohan’s most daring performance, and probably the only one that manages to break completely with her childhood and adolescent roles.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The situation is bleak enough that, even if aid increases rapidly in the coming weeks, deaths from starvation are almost certain to rise.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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The researchers combined data from three previous German randomized clinical trials that aimed to reduce elevated depressive symptoms and diabetes distress in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.—
Paul McClure
August 09,
New Atlas,
9 Aug. 2025
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However, the majority of those studies found that the supplements didn’t outperform a placebo in reducing depressive symptoms.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 July 2025
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Sydney Sweeney’s new dark crime comedy Americana is new in theaters this weekend.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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One look at his lone, dark face in his Brighton High class picture tells you.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hero Ellen Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) lonely fight for survival gave way to a military mission to vanquish aliens ravaging a human colony; Cameron filled the frame with cocky Marines, boxy space tanks, and an adorable orphan who finds in Ripley a surrogate mother.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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The movie Marty was based on Chayefsky’s television drama about two lonely people finding love.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Exploring Indonesia—an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands—over a decade has led me to some truly jaw-dropping beaches, some gloriously desolate, others vibrantly alive with international travelers, expats, and locals.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, two days before the double murder, a 21-year-old man was shot and wounded around 3:30 a.m. on the same desolate block, which is about a mile and a half from where Sanchez was killed, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
2 Aug. 2025
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Shortly after the 12-day war concluded, Khamenei emerged from his bunker to lead a solemn religious ceremony.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to such actions, and has lodged solemn representations with the Japanese side.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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“Morbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morbid. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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