Synonyms for uncheerful
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Dismal
dismal, cheerless, sorry, blue, dark, miserable, unhappy, depressing, grim, melancholy, gloomy, wretched, somber US, sombre UK, joyless, humorless US, humourless UK, disconsolate, mirthless, unmirthful, uncheery, despondent, dull, moody
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not cheerful.
Example sentences
- depressing Recently, you've been depressing to hang out with.
- somber We heard somber hollow sounds from the cave.
- joyless Other Jewish subgroups often stereotype Ashkenazim as boring and joyless.
- disconsolate A wilder or more disconsolate dwelling it was perhaps difficult to conceive.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uncheerful | steady | |
| depressing | steady | |
| somber | rising | |
| joyless | rising | |
| disconsolate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- blue1, dark1, dull1, grim1
- 5 letters
- sorry2, moody2
- 6 letters
- gloomy2, dismal2, somber2, sombre
- 7 letters
- unhappy3, joyless
- 8 letters
- wretched2, uncheery
- 9 letters
- miserable4, humorless3, cheerless, mirthless
- 10 letters
- depressing3, melancholy4, despondent3, humourless, unmirthful
- 12 letters
- disconsolate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorry2 = 2 syllables).