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Inflections of 'gloomy' (adj):

gloomier: adj comparative

gloomiest: adj superlative

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Sense: Adjective: sad

Synonyms:

sad , melancholy, depressed , sullen , glum, sulky, down , downhearted, down-hearted, forlorn , somber, sombre (UK), miserable , morose, dismal , cheerless, disconsolate, downcast, crestfallen

Sense: Adjective: depressing

Synonyms:

depressing , discouraging, disheartening, bleak , dismal , ominous , grim , dreary , foreboding, unpromising

Sense: Adjective: dark

Synonyms:

dark , dingy, dreary , dismal , dull , bleak , somber, sombre (UK), unlit, cloudy , overcast , clouded, menacing

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