bleak
Definitions
Charmless and inhospitable; cold and miserable.
Lacking in prospect; depressing or dreary.
Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and bare.
Examples
The future of the company looked bleak after the sudden loss of its primary investor.
They sat in silence, staring out at the bleak, windswept landscape of the moor.
Synonyms
Antonyms
bright cheerful promising hopeful pleasant sunny encouraging