Synonyms of solemn
60 similar words · 27 opposite words
Another word for solemn is serious. Other synonyms of solemn are grave, stern, sombre, sedate and grievous. The opposite of solemn is lighthearted.
Synonyms and similar words for solemn
adjectiveDeeply serious and sombre; grave.
- austere
- frightful
- demureModest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
- seriousWithout humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
- graveCharacterised by a dignified sense of seriousness.
- earnestPossessing or characterised by seriousness.
- grievousSerious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
- lack-laughterCheerless; sombre; serious.
- thoughtful
- saturnineOf a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy.
- sedateOf a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected...
- solemncholy humorousSolemn; serious.
- soberSubdued; solemn; grave.
- somber
- sombreDark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
- staidNot capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
- sternGrim and forbidding in appearance.
- sweer UK, dialectal
- weightsomeOf, pertaining to, possessing, or characterised by weight; weighty; weightful; heavy; grave; grievous.
- weighty figurativelyImportant; serious; not trivial or petty.
- sad obsoleteDignified, serious, grave.
- sage obsoleteGrave; serious; solemn.
adjectiveInspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.
- awe-inspiringInspiring awe; awesome.
adjectiveCheerless, gloomy, sombre.
- cheerlessDevoid of cheer; gloomy.
- comfortlessOf a thing: offering no comfort; uncomforting.
- bleakUnhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
- darkConducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
- moroseSullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
- depressingCausing depression or sadness.
- desolateDismal or dreary.
- direExpressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
- disconsolateCheerless, dreary.
- dismalCausing despair; gloomy and bleak.
- dolefulFilled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
- dolesomeCharacterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.
- drearDreary.
- drearisomeCharacterised or marked by dreariness.
- drearyDrab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
- dreich UK, dialectalBleak, cheerless, dismal, dreary, miserable.
- forlornPitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
- gaylessLacking gaiety; gloomy; somber; drab.
- grayDreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- gloomsomeCharacterised or marked by gloom.
- gloomySuffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
- grimDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- joylessWithout joy; unhappy, sad.
- lugubriousGloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
- melancholyAffected with great sadness or depression.
- mirthlessLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
- miserableIn a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
- no joke
- spiritlessLacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
- sullenGloomy; dismal; foreboding.
- sunlessDreary, cheerless.
- uncheerfulNot cheerful.
- uncheeryNot cheery; gloomy, pessimistic.
- unhappyNot happy; sad.
- unmerryNot merry, the opposite of merry; sad, gloomy.
- wintryChilling, cheerless.
- woefulFull of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
Opposite of solemn
adjectiveDeeply serious and sombre; grave.
adjectiveCheerless, gloomy, sombre.
- cheerful
- air-headed
- blissed out
- blissful
- enraptFascinated, enraptured.
- rapt
- cock-a-hoopExultant, very happy, triumphant.
- delighted
- ecstatic
- elatedExtremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.
- euphoric
- exultantVery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
- filled with happiness
- giddy
- gladsomeMarked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
- gleefulExuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
- greatly pleased
- joyfulFeeling or causing joy.
- joyousFull of joy; happy.
- orgasmic
- on cloud nineIn a state of elation; very happy; blissful.
- over the moonDelighted, thrilled.
- overjoyed
- thrilledExtremely excited or delighted.
- walking on air
Meaning of solemn
- adjective Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
- adjective Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.
- adjective Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
solemn in other languages
Questions about synonyms of solemn
- What is another word for solemn?
- Solemn has 60 synonyms on Word.ws, such as serious, grave, stern, sombre, sedate, grievous, staid and demure.
- What is the opposite of solemn?
- The opposite of solemn is lighthearted.
- What does solemn mean?
- Solemn means of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
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