Synonyms for Bleak | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "bleak" (228 found)

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Closest matches (46)

Adjective(13 words)

desolate bare barrenbarren climateblackblack frostblack-frosted bleakestcold desertcolorless cuttingdark culturedejected

affecting afflictiveaffording no hopealgid apathetic arctic austere bare barrenbelow zerobiting bitterbitterly coldblack blown boreal brisk brumal cheerless chilly

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coldcold as charitycold as deathcold as icecold as marblecomfortless crisp cutting dark dead deplorable depressant depressing

Strong matches (68)

depressive desolate despairing desperate despondent discomforting disconsolate discouraging disheartening dismal dismaying distressful distressing dolorific dolorogenic dolorous dour drear drearisome dreary

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dusky exposed fish forlorn freezingfreezing coldfrigid funebrial funereal gaunt gelid glacial gloomy grave gray grey grievous

Adjective(27 words)

desertlikedesertlike silencedesertlike terraindim dingiest disheartened dismaldismal prognosisdismal weatherdoleful drab drabbest drearier dreariest drearydull presentationdystopiandystopian futureexistential voidfutureless

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gaunt gloomiergloomy proseglum glummest godforsakengothic wato worldbuilding

Verb(3 words)

desolated desolating gauntest

Noun(1 words)

downbeat

Related words (114)

grim hard harsh heavy hibernal hiemal hopeless hyperboreanice coldice-cold ice-encrusted icelike icyin despairinclement joyless keen lamentable lifeless lugubrious

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Adjective(27 words)

grimgrim tonegrimmer grimmest harrowing heathlike hopeless leafless melancholic muted nihilisticoppressive regimepale pessimistic rawsepulchral tonestark starker sterile stygian

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sunless tartareantreeless plainuncheerful unpeopled unpromising winteriest

Noun(7 words)

more dismalmost dismalovercast overcastingportuguese ominosowinter wintertime

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

8 entries

appearancecolor descriptioncondition forecast outlook prospect quality state

More specific

5 entries

bleak forecastbleak job marketbleak landscapecolorless tintpale gray

Collocations

6 entries

bleak futurebleak landscapebleak moodbleak outlookbleak prognosisbleak weather

Inflections

2 entries

bleaker bleakest

Derivations

2 entries

bleakly bleakness

similar

3 entries

cold hopeless inhospitable

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I guess my view on friendship is pretty bleak because I've never really had to rely on anyone for anything.

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The outlook is bleak.

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The economic situation is very bleak.

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The future looked bleak for Edmond Dantes after he became the victim of a conspiracy, and he was convicted for treason and imprisoned for life.

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Bleak