Definition of gloomy

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • gloomy is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • gloomy is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • gloomy is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of gloomy


  • depressingly dark (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the gloomy forest

    Synonyms

    1. gloomful
    2. glooming
    3. sulky
  • causing dejection (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a dark gloomy day

    Synonyms

    1. blue
    2. dark
    3. dingy
    4. disconsolate
    5. dismal
    6. drab
    7. drear
    8. dreary
    9. grim
    10. sorry
  • filled with melancholy and despondency (adjective)

    Examples

    1. gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
    2. gloomy predictions
    3. a gloomy silence

    Synonyms

    1. blue
    2. depressed
    3. dispirited
    4. down
    5. down in the mouth
    6. downcast
    7. downhearted
    8. grim
    9. low
    10. low-spirited

See definition of gloomy in Merriam Webster