Synonyms of cheerless
106 similar words · 60 opposite words
Another word for cheerless is depressed. Other synonyms of cheerless are miserable, unhappy, depressing, heavy-hearted and grim. The opposite of cheerless is happy.
Synonyms and similar words for cheerless
adjectiveDevoid of cheer; gloomy.
- atrabiliary
- atrabilious
- blithelessWithout happiness or joy; unjoyful; sorrowful; sad.
- dispiritedWithout energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
- blueDepressed, melancholic, sad.
- bummed outDepressed, disappointed, in a gloomy mood.
- chapfallenCrestfallen, dejected.
- chopfallenSynonym of chapfallen.
- crestfallen
- cut up Australia, UKEmotionally upset; mentally distressed.
- damp figuratively
- dejectedSad and dispirited.
- depressedUnhappy; despondent.
- despondentIn low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
- disgruntledIn a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour.
- disconsolateCheerless, dreary.
- disheartenedDiscouraged, despairing.
- dismalCausing despair; gloomy and bleak.
- dolefulFilled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
- dolesomeCharacterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.
- downSad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- down in the dumpsSad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
- down in the mouthSad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
- downcastOf a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.
- downheartedSad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope.
- downsomeLow-spirited; melancholy.
- dullBored, depressed, down.
- elegiacExpressing sorrow or mourning.
- elegiousMelancholy, miserable, plaintive.
- forlornPitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
- gloomySuffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
- glumDespondent; moody; sullen.
- grief-strickenVery sad.
- grievingFeeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.
- heavy-heartedSad, melancholic.
- heartsoreHeartsick.
- heartsickVery despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
- inconsolableNot consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
- infelicitous
- jawfallenDejected, dispirited.
- joylessWithout joy; unhappy, sad.
- lachrymoseTearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
- lowDepressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- low-spiritedDisheartened, feeling low, in low spirits.
- lugubriousGloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
- melancholicFilled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
- melancholyAffected with great sadness or depression.
- miserableIn a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
- moodySulky or depressed.
- mopeyGiven to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.
- moroseSullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
- mournfulFilled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
- plaintiveSounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
- PlutonianOf, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy; mournful.
- PlutonicSynonym of Plutonian (“of, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy...
- querulousOften complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
- ruthfulFull of sorrow; sorrowful; woeful; rueful.
- sad
- saddened
- saturnineOf a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy.
- shatteredEmotionally defeated or dispirited.
- solemnCheerless, gloomy, sombre.
- sombreDark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
- sorrowfulExhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person).
- sorrow-riddenFilled with sorrow or sorrows.
- sorrowsomeMarked by sorrow; sad; dreary; sorrowful.
- spiritlessLacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
- sullenGloomy; dismal; foreboding.
- threneticSorrowful; mournful.
- threneticalThrenetic.
- uncheerfulNot cheerful.
- uncheeryNot cheery; gloomy, pessimistic.
- unconsolableSynonym of inconsolable.
- unhappyNot happy; sad.
- unlivelyNot lively.
- wistfulSad and thoughtful.
- woebegoneOf a person: deeply affected or overwhelmed by suffering or trouble, and so filled with woe (“great distress or...
- woefulFull of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
- wretchedCharacterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
- comfortlessOf a thing: offering no comfort; uncomforting.
- bleakUnhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
- darkConducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
- depressingCausing depression or sadness.
- desolateDismal or dreary.
- direExpressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
- drearDreary.
- drearisomeCharacterised or marked by dreariness.
- drearyDrab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
- dreich UK, dialectalBleak, cheerless, dismal, dreary, miserable.
- gaylessLacking gaiety; gloomy; somber; drab.
- grayDreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- gloomsomeCharacterised or marked by gloom.
- grimDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- lack-laughterCheerless; sombre; serious.
- mirthlessLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
- no joke
- somber
- sunlessDreary, cheerless.
- unmerryNot merry, the opposite of merry; sad, gloomy.
- wintryChilling, cheerless.
- lamentful rareReplete with lamentation; mournful.
- lumpish obsoleteMiserable, sad.
- passionate obsolete
- triste rareSad; sorrowful; gloomy.
- tristful archaicSad, melancholic.
- woe obsoleteWoeful; sorrowful.
Opposite of cheerless
adjectiveDevoid of cheer; gloomy.
- cheerful
- berserk
- blissed out
- blithe
- buoyant
- chirpy informal
- blithesomeHappy or spriteful; carefree.
- bonnie
- brightIn good spirits; happy, optimistic.
- cheeryIn a good mood, happy, cheerful.
- chuffed
- cock-a-hoopExultant, very happy, triumphant.
- content
- contentedSatisfied.
- convivialHaving elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying...
- delighted
- ebullient
- ecstatic
- elatedExtremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.
- enthusiastic
- euphoric
- excited
- exhilaratedIn a state of high spirits.
- exuberant
- exultantVery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
- fat and happy
- gassed
- gay
- gayfulFull of gaiety or cheerfulness; cheery; gay; lively.
- giddy
- glad
- gladsomeMarked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
- gleefulExuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
- gleesomeCharacterised or marked by glee; gleeful; joyous.
- happyHaving a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as...
- hearty
- hyped
- high on life
- jovialCheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
- joyfulFeeling or causing joy.
- joyousFull of joy; happy.
- merry
- mirthsomeFull of mirth.
- on cloud nineIn a state of elation; very happy; blissful.
- overjoyed
- overjoyousExtremely happy or celebratory; overjoyed.
- over the moonDelighted, thrilled.
- pacific
- perky
- placated
- pleased
- satisfied
- stokedFeeling excitement or an exciting rush; exhilarated.
- thrilledExtremely excited or delighted.
- tickled pinkVery pleased; delighted; thrilled.
- triumphant
- vivacious
- happy as a clamVery happy and carefree.
- happy as a clam at high waterSynonym of happy as a clam.
- happy as a larkVery happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities).
Meaning of cheerless
- adjective Devoid of cheer; gloomy.
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Questions about synonyms of cheerless
- What is another word for cheerless?
- Cheerless has 106 synonyms on Word.ws, such as depressed, miserable, unhappy, depressing, heavy-hearted, grim, low-spirited and grief-stricken.
- What is the opposite of cheerless?
- The opposite of cheerless is happy. Other antonyms of cheerless are jovial, thrilled, joyful, cock-a-hoop and joyous.
- What does cheerless mean?
- Cheerless means devoid of cheer; gloomy.
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