" bleakly "

1: as in darkly, morosely;

•  Synonyms : 

•  cheerlessly,

•  darkly,

•  heavily,

•  miserably,

•  morosely,

•  unhappily,

•  abjectly,

•  dejectedly,

•  despondently,

•  disconsolately,

•  dispiritedly,

•  wretchedly,

•  dolefully,

•  dolorously,

•  forlornly,

•  mournfully,

•  plaintively,

•  sorrowfully,

•  dourly,

•  glumly,

•  mirthlessly,

•  sourly,

•  sternly,

•  sulkily,

•  sullenly,

•  blackly,

•  dismally,

•  drearily,

•  gloomily,

•  pessimistically

•  Antonyms : 

•  brightly,

•  cheerfully,

•  cheerily,

•  gaily,

•  happily,

•  heartily,

•  jocosely,

•  jovially,

•  merrily,

•  mirthfully,

•  smilingly,

•  amusedly,

•  exuberantly,

•  giddily,

•  gigglingly,

•  joyfully,

•  joyously,

•  blithely,

•  blithesomely,

•  breezily,

•  gladly,

•  gladsomely,

•  laughingly,

•  lightheartedly,

•  sunnily

2: as in somberly, severely;

•  Synonyms : 

•  severely,

•  somberly,

•  conservatively,

•  plainly,

•  quietly,

•  simply,

•  chastely,

•  demurely,

•  modestly,

•  colorlessly,

•  inconspicuously,

•  unobtrusively,

•  unpretentiously,

•  boringly,

•  drably,

•  dully

•  Antonyms : 

•  bravely,

•  brightly,

•  brilliantly,

•  colorfully,

•  gaily,

•  flamboyantly,

•  flashily,

•  garishly,

•  gaudily,

•  loud,

•  loudly,

•  ostentatiously,

•  fancily,

•  ornately,

•  swankily

1: causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer;

  * e.g., " ... a bleak outlook for the team for the rest of the season "

•  Synonyms : 

•  black,

•  cheerless,

•  chill,

•  Cimmerian,

•  cloudy,

•  cold,

•  comfortless,

•  dark,

•  darkening,

•  depressing,

•  depressive,

•  desolate,

•  dire,

•  disconsolate,

•  dismal,

•  drear,

•  dreary,

•  dreich,

•  elegiac,

•  forlorn,

•  funereal,

•  gloomy,

•  glum,

•  godforsaken,

•  gray,

•  lonely,

•  lonesome,

•  lugubrious,

•  miserable,

•  morbid,

•  morose,

•  murky,

•  plutonian,

•  saturnine,

•  sepulchral,

•  solemn,

•  somber,

•  sullen,

•  sunless,

•  tenebrific,

•  tenebrous,

•  wretched

•  Antonyms : 

•  bright,

•  cheerful,

•  cheering,

•  cheery,

•  comforting,

•  cordial,

•  festive,

•  friendly,

•  gay,

•  heartwarming,

•  sunshiny

2: marked by wet and windy conditions;

  * e.g., " ... it was a dark and bleak wintry day "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dirty,

•  foul,

•  inclement,

•  nasty,

•  raw,

•  rough,

•  squally,

•  stormy,

•  tempestuous,

•  turbulent

•  Antonyms : 

•  bright,

•  clear,

•  clement,

•  cloudless,

•  fair,

•  sunny,

•  sunshiny,

•  unclouded

3: uncomfortably cool;

  * e.g., " ... a bleak December morning "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bitter,

•  chill,

•  chilling,

•  chilly,

•  nipping,

•  nippy,

•  raw,

•  sharp

•  Antonyms : 

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