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Characterized by an atmosphere or expression lacking in cheer

Having a calm and serious manner or disposition

Lacking in light or brightness

Lacking in color or vividness

Not excessively showy or lively

Feeling or expressing great anger

Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction

Relaxed and understated

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Adjective

Characterized by an atmosphere or expression lacking in cheer

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

unfavourable^UK

no laughing matter

of great import

of significance

of great importance

of great consequence

in the doldrums

demoralizing^US

uncommunicative

demoralising^UK

with a long face

disadvantageous

heart-wrenching

given to looking on the black side

sick as a parrot

discombobulated

looking on the black side

having blue devils

having the blahs

singing the blues

poverty-stricken

full of hardship

deep in thought

bound and determined

strictly business

earth-shattering

anti-democratic

ill-humoured^UK

matter of life and death

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“The letter has far more somber news that I know you will deeply regret.”

Adjective

Having a calm and serious manner or disposition

cool as cucumber

stick-in-the-mud

self-respecting

cool, calm and collected

self-controlled

as cool as a cucumber

cool as a cucumber

undemonstrative

keeping your cool

without a care in the world

free from interference

free from interruption

free from disturbance

sure of oneself

full of common sense

tranquillizing^UK

sure of yourself

tranquilizing^US

keeping a stiff upper lip

have one's act together

not turn a hair

keeping one's shirt on

having both feet on the ground

self-restrained

roll with punches

stiff upper lip

with one's feet on the ground

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“What can afford someone pleasure outwardly who is continually beset with a somber disposition?”

Adjective

Lacking in light or brightness

non-transparent

indistinguishable

hard to make out

lacking definition

barely perceptible

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“Katerina thought they looked like a funeral party as they filed solemnly into the dark, somber room.”

Adjective

Lacking in color or vividness

dark-colored^US

dark-coloured^UK

like death warmed up

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“The room's somber colors form a good neutral background for several vivid artworks adorning the walls.”

Adjective

Not excessively showy or lively

dark-coloured^UK

dark-colored^US

delicately complex

hardly noticeable

hardly detectable

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Adjective

Feeling or expressing great anger

hot under the collar

bent out of shape

blue in the face

foaming at the mouth

in high dudgeon

beside yourself

as cross as two sticks

with all guns blazing

gnashing one's teeth

not best pleased

at daggers drawn

in a towering rage

at boiling point

overcome with anger

in a filthy temper

beside yourself with rage

ill-humoured^UK

as black as thunder

rubbed the wrong way

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

extremely angry

fast and furious

like one possessed

burning with excitement

ready to be tied

driven to distraction

out of one's wits

carrying a chip on your shoulder

out of countenance

blowing one's top

blowing a gasket

ranting and raving

out of one's head

out of one's skull

mad as a hornet

not knowing what to do with oneself

over-enthusiastic

evil-intentioned

in a cold sweat

at your wits' end

confrontational

at the end of your tether

like Piccadilly Circus

hell broke loose

full of activity

of unsound mind

not right upstairs

nutty as a fruitcake

not quite right in the head

have kangaroos in the top paddock

mad as a hatter

away with the fairies

have bats in the belfry

non compos mentis

as daft as a brush

stark staring mad

not the full shilling

mad as a March hare

round the twist

not in one's right mind

have a screw loose

not right in the head

stark raving mad

sick in the head

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Adjective

Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction

undistinguished

run-of-the-mill

dull as dishwater

lacking variety

middle-of-the-road

dull as ditchwater

lacking variation

lacking excitement

lacking interest

run of the mill

no great shakes

nothing to write home about

non-stimulating

lacking vitality

soul-destroying

common or garden

straightforward

two-dimensional

behind the times

matter-of- fact

having spring fever

unobjectionable

demoralizing^US

unexceptionable

undemonstrative

demoralising^UK

without variety

incomprehensible

flat as pancake

puts one to sleep

devoid of feeling

devoid of emotion

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Adjective

Relaxed and understated

in the background

live-and-let-live

cool, calm and collected

self-controlled

as cool as a cucumber

cool as a cucumber

undemonstrative

blithely unconcerned

without a care in the world

sure of oneself

good-for-nothing

couldn't care less

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

keeping your cool

filled with aplomb

non-restrictive

full of common sense

sure of yourself

could care less

don't give a damn

cool as cucumber

in a relaxed manner

taking your time

lacking concern

with one's feet on the ground

free from worry

take-it-or-leave-it

couldn't-care-less

keeping a stiff upper lip

not turn a hair

keeping one's shirt on

have one's act together

self-sufficient

asleep at switch

failing to take proper care

believing in oneself

self-respecting

stiff upper lip

roll with punches

carefree and untroubled

living the life of Riley

footloose and fancy-free

free as the wind

going through the motions

walking through it

with both feet on the ground

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

self-restrained

easy to get along with

easy to get on with

door's always open

along for the ride

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

not given to excesses

in control of yourself

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

non-confrontational

full of the joys of spring

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

not giving a toss

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