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Dark or poorly lit

Causing or feeling depression or despondency

Negative or pessimistic in nature

Having a forbidding or joyless appearance

Causing anxiety or concern

Of a serious or important nature or consequence

Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or angered

Giving the impression of vast, dark depths

Inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment

Creating needless worry or panic

A person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen

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Adjective

Dark or poorly lit

non-transparent

indistinguishable

lacking definition

barely perceptible

hard to make out

unrecognizable^US

unrecognisable^UK

yellowish-brown

of high density

under the trees

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“Nathan shuddered as he walked through the dark and gloomy corridor.”

Adjective

Causing or feeling depression or despondency

down in the dumps

in the doldrums

down in the mouth

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

unfavourable^UK

sick as a parrot

disadvantageous

uncommunicative

ill-humoured^UK

with a long face

singing the blues

as sick as a parrot

down-in-the-mouth

full of despair

sorry for oneself

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

given to looking on the black side

sorry for yourself

heart-wrenching

having blue devils

having the blahs

prostrate with grief

discombobulated

life-threatening

suggestive of evil

unable to be consoled

unable to be comforted

conscience-stricken

beside oneself with grief

full of hardship

prognosticatory

at the end of your tether

at end of one's rope

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

having lost heart

on the verge of tears

poverty-stricken

having a fit of the sulks

in floods of tears

with tears in your eyes

not best pleased

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

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“I tried to shake my gloomy mood for the sake of Kate who was trying hard to make me feel better.”

Adjective

Negative or pessimistic in nature

unfavourable^UK

looking on the black side

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

given to looking on the black side

looking on the dark side

disadvantageous

not encouraging

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“Experts say that the economic outlook for next year is gloomy.”

Adjective

Having a forbidding or joyless appearance

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

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“On a muddy street near the waterfront, there was a gloomy tavern called The Seven Stars.”

Adjective

Causing anxiety or concern

energy-consuming

pick-and-shovel

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Adjective

Of a serious or important nature or consequence

matter of life and death

of great import

of great importance

of significance

of great consequence

no laughing matter

strictly business

earth-shattering

world-shattering

hanging by thread

of the utmost importance

vitally important

of great moment

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Adjective

Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or angered

having got out of bed the wrong side

ill-humoured^UK

easily offended

hot under the collar

having got out of bed on the wrong side

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

not best pleased

foaming at the mouth

in high dudgeon

bent out of shape

out of countenance

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Adjective

Giving the impression of vast, dark depths

incomprehensible

extending far down

of considerable size

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Adjective

Inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment

anti-democratic

high and mighty

pick-and-shovel

energy-consuming

high-and-mighty

overextravagant

unconstitutional

no piece of cake

throwing one's weight about

throwing one's weight around

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

throwing weight around

in driver's seat

no ifs ands or buts

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

out of proportion

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Adjective

Creating needless worry or panic

given to looking on the black side

unfavourable^UK

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

looking on the black side

full of despair

demoralizing^US

looking on the dark side

having blue devils

singing the blues

having the blahs

at the end of one's tether

at one's wits' end

in the doldrums

demoralising^UK

at the end of your tether

at end of one's rope

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Noun

A person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen

doubting Thomas

prophet of doom

doom and gloom merchant

Job's comforter

prophet of evil

hater of mankind

spreader of despair and despondency

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