I've got to go to another dreary meeting tomorrow.
Source: tatoeba (261931)
Dreary
//ˈdɹɪəɹi//
Synonyms for "dreary" (320 found)
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Closest matches (64)
Strong matches (96)
Adjective(17 words)
discouragingdishearteningdismaldismayingdispiritingdistressfuldistressingdisturbeddolefuldolorificdolorogenicdolorousdoomfuldourdove-coloreddove-graydowncastdrabdraggydrear
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drearisomedrydryasdustdustyeffeteelephantineemptyetiolatedeverlastingevilevil-starredfadefatefulflatforebodingforlornfunebrialfunerealgauntglaucescentglaucousgloomyglumgravegraygray-blackgray-browngray-coloredgray-drabgray-greengray-spottedgray-tonedgray-whitegrayedgrayishgreygrievousgrimgriseousgrizzlegrizzledgrizzlyharpingheavyho humho-humhollowhumdrumillill-bodingill-fatedill-omenedill-starred
Related words (160)
inaneinauspiciousinexcitableinsipidinvariableiron-grayjejunejog trotjog-trotjoylesslacklustrelamentablelead-grayleadenlifelesslividlong windedlong-windedlow spiritedlow-spirited
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loweringmeanmelancholymenacingmiserablemonotonemonotonousmorosemournfulmouse coloredmouse-coloredmouse-graymousymovingmurkyof evil portentominousoppressiveordinaryovercastpainfulpalepallidpatheticpearlpearl-graypearlypedestrianpiteouspitiableploddingpoignantpointlesspokyponderousportendingportentousprolixprosaicquaker-coloredregrettableruefulrun-of-the-millsadsaddeningsaturninesharpsilversilver-graysilveredsilverysingsongsinisterslate-coloredslatyslowsmoke-graysmokysobersolemnsombersombroussoresorrowfulspiritlessstarksteel-graysteelysterilestiffstodgystone-coloredstuffysuperficialtastelesstaupetediousthreateningtiresometiringtouchingtreadmilltristeuncomfortableuneventfulunexcitingunfavorableunfortunateunhappyuninterestingunlivelyunluckyunpromisingunpropitiousuntowardunvaryingvapidwearifulwearisomewearywearyingwoebegonewoefulwoodenwretched
Adjective(34 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
7 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
62 translations across 24 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- trishtë adj (drab)
Bulgarian
2 entries- мрачен adj (drab)
- тъжен adj (drab)
Czech
4 entries- chmurný adj (drab)
- depresivní adj (drab)
- pochmurný adj (drab)
- ponurý adj (drab)
Dutch
2 entries- bleek adj (drab)
- lusteloos adj (drab)
Esperanto
1 entries- malgaja adj (drab)
Finnish
2 entries- ankea adj (drab)
- surkea adj (drab)
French
3 entries- insipide adj (drab)
- maussade adj (drab)
- terne adj (drab)
German
4 entries- freudlos adj (drab)
- trostlos adj (drab)
- trüb adj (drab)
- öde adj (drab)
Hungarian
4 entries- barátságtalan adj (drab)
- borongós adj (drab)
- borús adj (drab)
- bánatos adj (drab)
Icelandic
1 entries- drungalegur adj (drab)
Irish
1 entries- dearóil adj (drab)
Italian
2 entries- malinconico adj (drab)
- melanconico adj (drab)
Japanese
2 entries- わびしい adj (drab)
- 荒涼とした adj (drab)
Middle English
2 entries- dregh adj (drab)
- drery adj (drab)
Māori
1 entries- takeo adj (drab)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- dyster adj (drab)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- dyster adj (drab)
Old English
1 entries- wynleas adj (drab)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- آجی adj (drab)
Portuguese
1 entries- melancólico adj (drab)
Romanian
4 entries- insipid adj (drab)
- melancolic adj (drab)
- mosad adj (drab)
- tern adj (drab)
Russian
4 entries- безотра́дный adj (drab)
- гру́стный adj (drab)
- мра́чный adj (drab)
- му́торный adj (drab)
Spanish
2 entries- aburrido adj (drab)
- triste adj (drab)
Swedish
2 entries- dyster adj (drab)
- trist adj (drab)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
What makes life dreary is the want of motivation.
Source: tatoeba (270604)
I'm ashamed to tell such a muddled story in this dreary, rainy season, but please bear with me for a while.
Source: tatoeba (326873)
Then, although it was dreary up to the other day, everywhere were flowers, flowers, flowers.
Source: tatoeba (328927)
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