The rain made the autumn day dismal.
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Dismal
//ˈdɪzməl//
Synonyms for "dismal" (384 found)
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Closest matches (77)
Adjective(40 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (115)
deaddefeatistdeplorabledepressantdepressingdepressivedespairingdesperatedespondentdingydirgelikediscomfortingdiscouragingdishearteningdismayingdistressfuldistressingdisturbeddolefuldolorific
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dolorogenicdolorousdourdove-coloreddove-graydownbeatdraggydreardrearisomedrearydrydryasdustdullduskydustyeffeteelephantineemptyepitaphicetiolatedexequialfadeferalflatforlornfunebrialfunebriousfunebrousfuneralfuneraryfunerealgauntglaucescentglaucousgloomygravegraygray-blackgray-browngray-coloredgray-drabgray-greengray-spottedgray-tonedgray-whitegrayedgrayishgreygrievousgrimgriseousgrizzlegrizzledgrizzly
Related words (192)
Adjective(75 words)
gruesomeheartsickheartsoreheavy-heartedhumorlessinadequateincompetentinconsolableinfelicitousinsufficientjawfallenjokelesslachrymoselack-laughterlamentfullankleanlowlow-spiritedlumpish
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maudlinmeagermeaslymelancholicmirthlessmoodymopeymorosemournfulno jokepaltrypassionatepeakplaintivequerulousraunchyrubbishruinoussadsaddenedscantscantlingscantyscarceshatteredskimpysleazyslendersolitarysombersorrow-riddensorrowfulsorrowsomesparesparsesternsunlessthreadbarethreneticthreneticaltristetristfulunconsolableunlivelyunmerryunmirthfulunsufficientunutterablewantingwantywintrywistfulwoewoebegonewretched
heavyho humho-humhollowhopelesshurtin despairinaneinexcitableinsipidiron-grayjejunejoylesslacklustrelamentablelead-grayleadenlifelesslividlow spirited
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low-spiritedloweringlugubriousmeanmelancholymiserablemorosemortuarymournfulmouse coloredmouse-coloredmouse-graymousymovingmurkynecrologicnecrologicalnegativenegativisticnihilisticobituaryobscureobsequialoppressiveovercastpainfulpalepallidpatheticpearlpearl-graypearlypedestrianpessimistpessimisticpiteouspitiableploddingpoignantpointlesspokyponderousquaker-coloredregrettableruefulsadsaddeningsaturninesepulchralsharpsilversilver-graysilveredsilveryslate-coloredslatyslowsmoke-graysmokysobersolemnsombersombroussoresorrowfulspiritlesssteel-graysteelysterilestiffstodgystone-coloredstuffysuperficialtastelesstaupetedioustombliketouchingtragictristeuncheerfuluncomfortableunfortunateunhappyunhopefulunlivelyvapidwearifulwearisomewearywithout hopewoebegonewoefulwoodenwretched
Adjective(1 words)
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Synonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
11 entriesdistinct from
5 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
15 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
116 translations across 22 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- мра́чен adj (gloomy and bleak)
- нищожен adj (disappointingly inadequate)
- плачевен adj (disappointingly inadequate)
- тъ́жен adj (depressing)
Czech
4 entries- bezútěšný adj (gloomy and bleak)
- chmurný adj (gloomy and bleak)
- chmurný adj (depressing)
- depresivní adj (depressing)
Dutch
1 entries- akelig adj (gloomy and bleak)
Esperanto
1 entries- senĝoja adj (gloomy and bleak)
Finnish
4 entries- ankea adj (gloomy and bleak)
- surkea adj (disappointingly inadequate)
- surullinen adj (gloomy and bleak)
- surullinen adj (depressing)
French
4 entries- déprimant adj (depressing)
- lamentable adj (disappointingly inadequate)
- lugubre adj (gloomy and bleak)
- misérable adj (disappointingly inadequate)
German
4 entries- deprimierend adj (depressing)
- deprimiert adj (depressing)
- düster adj (gloomy and bleak)
- düster adj (depressing)
Greek
3 entries- ζοφερός adj (gloomy and bleak)
- θλιβερός adj (gloomy and bleak)
- θλιβερός adj (depressing)
Hebrew
1 entries- מדכא adj (depressing)
Hindi
4 entries- उजाड़ adj (gloomy and bleak)
- तमस्वी adj (gloomy and bleak)
- तमोमय adj (gloomy and bleak)
- निराशाजनक adj (disappointingly inadequate)
Hungarian
4 entries- bús adj (gloomy and bleak)
- elszomorító adj (disappointingly inadequate)
- gyászos adj (depressing)
- komor adj (depressing)
Korean
1 entries- 음침하다 adj (gloomy and bleak)
Latin
1 entries- funestus adj (gloomy and bleak)
Māori
2 entries- poururu adj (gloomy and bleak)
- whakapoururu adj (gloomy and bleak)
Norwegian
1 entries- stusslig adj (gloomy and bleak)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- آجی adj (gloomy and bleak)
- آجی adj (depressing)
Portuguese
2 entries- inadequado adj (disappointingly inadequate)
- sombrio adj (gloomy and bleak)
Romanian
2 entries- deprimant adj (depressing)
- dezamagitor de inadecvat adj (disappointingly inadequate)
Russian
4 entries- гнету́щий adj (depressing)
- мра́чный adj (gloomy and bleak)
- угрю́мый adj (gloomy and bleak)
- уны́лый adj (gloomy and bleak)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- brònach adj (depressing)
Spanish
4 entries- deprimente adj (depressing)
- funesto adj (gloomy and bleak)
- lúgubre adj (gloomy and bleak)
- miserable adj (disappointingly inadequate)
Turkish
2 entries- berbat adj (disappointingly inadequate)
- kasvetli adj (gloomy and bleak)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The outlook for the defense program is dismal.
Source: tatoeba (43969)
That doctrine will no doubt lead to dismal consequences.
Source: tatoeba (46784)
The house looked very dismal.
Source: tatoeba (49368)
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