Get to know Gloom better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like somberness or gloominess.
Gloom in a sentence
Related words
Gloom meaning
- Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
- A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.
- Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
Synonyms of Gloom
Using Gloom
- The main meaning on this page is: Darkness, dimness, or obscurity. | A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere. | Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
- Useful related words include: somberness, sombreness, gloominess, ambiance.
- In the example corpus, gloom often appears in combinations such as: and gloom, gloom and, the gloom.
Context around Gloom
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gloom
- In this selection, "gloom" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ambushers, economic, descended, stalkers and china stand out and add context to how "gloom" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include doom and gloom and cast a gloom over an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gloom" sits close to words such as aleksandr, anecdotes and annum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gloom
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All is not, however, doom and gloom. (7 words)
A pall of gloom descended on the school. (8 words)
Family businesses aren’t all doom and gloom. (8 words)
But 32 percent say they have an ‘it won’t happen to me’ attitude and, despite people’s perceptions, 43 percent believe living with dementia isn’t always as doom and gloom as it first seems. (36 words)
Appearing in shades of doom and gloom, the song continues to resound with themes of unworthiness and a lack of self-esteem, the lyrics speaking to the otherness Yorke explained feeling in the quote above. (35 words)
By the time Sailor Moon can reach Beryl, she has already witnessed all of her Inner Senshi perish, one by one, at the hands of the Doom and Gloom Girls. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
After a crushing defeat like the one the Boks experienced, it often feels as if it’s all doom and gloom.
All is not, however, doom and gloom.
All of these are worth the binge for those who love the gloom that comes with fantasy.
A pall of gloom descended on the school.
Appearing in shades of doom and gloom, the song continues to resound with themes of unworthiness and a lack of self-esteem, the lyrics speaking to the otherness Yorke explained feeling in the quote above.
As master ambushers, Gloom Stalkers can add their Wisdom modifier to initiative rolls to put themselves higher on the combat roster.
As you explore Hyrule, you may notice an out of place pool of gloom on the Surface layer of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Bear market conditions have certainly trimmed dialogue around the most crypto-friendly markets in the US, but one new report suggests that it’s not all doom and gloom.
Beyond the economic gloom, China’s relations with the West are increasingly tense.
But 32 percent say they have an ‘it won’t happen to me’ attitude and, despite people’s perceptions, 43 percent believe living with dementia isn’t always as doom and gloom as it first seems.
But the task over five punishing sets was too formidable, and the result cast a gloom over an otherwise glorious day of sunshine and tennis at Wimbledon.
But this piece isn’t all doom and gloom.
By the time Sailor Moon can reach Beryl, she has already witnessed all of her Inner Senshi perish, one by one, at the hands of the Doom and Gloom Girls.
Conceptually speaking, “Broker” manages to be one of the few simultaneously novel and realistic films I’ve seen recently, never succumbing to too much gloom or overindulging in optimism.
David Marshall has backed old mate Aiden McGeady to lift the gloom at Hibs.
Family businesses aren’t all doom and gloom.
For it is not all doom and gloom round here.
Fortunately, it's not all doom and gloom for the unlucky hero as he soon discovers his horrific cycle also grants him the power of reversing time.
Gloom Descends on Sunak as Johnson Saga and Rate Hikes Persistbloomberg.
Gloom Hands don't randomly appear on the map; they'll spawn in specific places dotted around Hyrule.
Common combinations with gloom
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and gloom 78×
- gloom and 31×
- the gloom 28×
- of gloom 14×
- gloom for 11×
- gloom of 11×
- gloom there 6×
- gloom with 5×
- gloom as 4×
- in gloom 4×