gloomy

gloomy
adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get

Now, don't start to get gloomy.

remain
ADVERB
very

The future looked very gloomy.

far from (esp. BrE)

The committee's view was in fact far from gloomy.

pretty, rather
PREPOSITION
about

Many businesses remain gloomy about the prospects for the economy.

Gloomy is used with these nouns: ↑atmosphere, ↑corner, ↑corridor, ↑forecast, ↑future, ↑house, ↑interior, ↑mood, ↑outlook, ↑picture, ↑prediction, ↑street, ↑thought, ↑weather

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