Ultimately of germanic origin and related to bleach. Some common synonyms of bleak are cheerless, desolate, dismal, dreary, and gloomy While all these words mean devoid of cheer or comfort, bleak suggests chill, dull, and barren characteristics that utterly dishearten. Find 5,577 synonyms for bleak and other similar words that you can use instead based on 17 separate contexts from our thesaurus. Find 558 different ways to say bleak, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at thesaurus.com. Find 2 095 synonyms for bleak to improve your writing and expand your vocabulary.
Synonyms for bleak in english Dismal, black, dark, depressing, grim, discouraging, gloomy, hopeless, dreary, sombre, … Desolate, cheerless, dreary, gloomy, dismal, barren, joyless, depressing, grim Verdant, cheerful, green, encouraging, congenial, fruitful, nice, pleasant, comforting. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page Or, go to the definition of bleak
The world situation seems bleak Saturday was a bleak wintry day A bleak wind blew from the north.
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