Definition for Dismal:

• Dismally.

Synonyms for Dismal:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • drab,
  • disconsolate,
  • gloomy,
  • dingy,
  • grim.
  •black (adjective)
  • sombre,
  • depressive.
  •bleak, dreary, gloomy (adjective)
  • hopeless,
  • gruesome,
  • in the pits,
  • somber,
  • black,
  • shadowy,
  • lowering,
  • miserable,
  • horrid,
  • despondent,
  • dim,
  • overcast,
  • dolorous,
  • boring,
  • tenebrous,
  • ghastly,
  • forlorn,
  • funereal,
  • tedious,
  • inauspicious,
  • morbid,
  • frowning,
  • afflictive,
  • depressed,
  • horrible,
  • doleful,
  • lonesome,
  • dispiriting,
  • disagreeable,
  • monotonous,
  • troublesome,
  • sad.
  •dark (adjective)
  • darkened,
  • obscure,
  • shaded,
  • sooty,
  • silhouetted,
  • inky,
  • umbrageous,
  • sunless,
  • morose,
  • swarthy,
  • shady.
  •dejected (adjective)
  • broody,
  • Mopish,
  • wretched.
  •depressing (adjective)
  • bleak.
  •desolate (adjective)
  • godforsaken,
  • abandoned,
  • forsaken,
  • bare,
  • barren,
  • deserted,
  • stark,
  • uninhabited,
  • desert,
  • lonely,
  • inhospitable,
  • forgotten.
  •dull (adjective)
  • subfusc,
  • unlit,
  • hazy.
  •funereal (adjective)
  • dirgelike.
  •hopeless (adjective)
  • dispirited,
  • disheartened,
  • discouraged,
  • anguished,
  • desperate,
  • glum,
  • pessimistic,
  • spiritless,
  • downhearted,
  • despairing.
  •pitiful (adjective)
  • scurvy,
  • tearful.
  •ruthful (adjective)
  • ruthful.
  •sullen (adjective)
  • sulky.
  •woebegone (adjective)
  • woebegone.

• n.

  •
  • low-grade,
  • embarrassing,
  • poor,
  • disgraceful,
  • second-rate.
  •
  • sorrowful.
  •
  • hope.
  •dismal (noun)
  • uncheerful.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • melting,
  • soul-destroying,
  • unhappy,
  • tenebrific,
  • affecting,
  • disheartening,
  • shattering,
  • regrettable,
  • upsetting,
  • poignant,
  • lachrymose,
  • piteous,
  • sadly,
  • pitiable,
  • unfortunate.
  •
  • touching,
  • painful,
  • tragic,
  • bittersweet.
  •
  • bitter.
  •forlorn
  • comfortless.

Paraphrases for Dismal:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    gloomy, bleak, grim, somber, dreary.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    deplorable, disastrous, regrettable, dim, disgraceful, terrible, dreadful, pitiful, sinister, wretched, horrible, sobering, woeful, daunting, calamitous, lousy, horrendous, bad, baleful, horrific, hopeless, painful, parlous, disappointed, stark, desperate, embarrassing.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    depressing, disappointing, sombre, sad, abysmal, lamentable, disheartening, miserable, distressing, discouraging, appalling, dire, frustrating, dark, unfortunate, pathetic, saddening, dull, murky, poor, tragic, sorrowful, awful.

Antonyms for Dismal:

• adj.

  • bleak, dreary, gloomy
    happy, smart, favorable, joyful, pleasant, hopeful, light, bright, cheerful, luminous, intelligent, encouraging, clear, glad.
  • Other antonyms:
    lightsome, stimulating, sufficient, joyous, transparent, shining, satisfactory, stirring, glowing, comforting, acceptable, premium, crystalline, uplifting, cordial, lighthearted, inspiring, illumined, dazzling, prime, delightful, excellent, radiant, heartwarming, optimistic, first class, white, brilliant, great, gleaming, sunshiny, superior, exceptional, adequate, buoyant, choice, exhilarating, first-rate, wonderful, thrilling, friendly, lucid, marvelous.

Homophones for Dismal:

• diagonal, duodecimal, dismally, decimal, death knell, 1-dodecanol.