| ADJECTIVE | all | dismal, blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary | causing dejection |
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| Sounds | dih'zmahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2065 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Causing dejection. | |
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| Example | "the first dismal dispiriting days of November" | |
| Synonyms | blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary | |
| Broader | depressing, cheerless, uncheerful | Causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy |
| Catalan | trist, negre | |
| Spanish | triste, sombrío, oscuro, negro, melancólico | |
| Adverbs | dismally | in a cheerless manner |