English Synonym Finder

dreary

Definitions

Dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing.

Causing unhappiness or feelings of gloom.

Examples

The dreary weather made everyone want to stay inside and sleep all day.

He spent a dreary afternoon filing paperwork in the windowless office.

The old house looked quite dreary under the gray, overcast sky.

Synonyms

dismal gloomy bleak depressing joyless drab melancholy

Antonyms

cheerful bright joyful lively radiant sunny vibrant