What is another word for drear?
226 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dɹˈi͡ə], [ dɹˈiə], [ d_ɹ_ˈiə]
Drear is an adjective that describes something as being dull, bleak, or desolate. Synonyms for this word include dreary, lifeless, monotonous, drab, uninteresting, tedious, and uninspiring. These words all convey a similar message of something that lacks excitement, vitality, or vibrancy. Other alternatives to the word drear might include words like bleak, barren, empty, or sterile. It's essential to have a range of synonyms at your disposal when trying to communicate effectively and accurately. This can help you to avoid repetition, keep your writing fresh and engaging, and convey your message more clearly.
Synonyms for Drear:
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adj.
• bleak- cheerless ,
- comfortless ,
- discouraging ,
- disheartening ,
- dismal ,
- dreary ,
- gloomy ,
- hard ,
- hopeless ,
- lonely ,
- oppressive .
- arid ,
- bomb ,
- bromidic ,
- bummer ,
- cloying ,
- colorless ,
- commonplace ,
- dead ,
- drab ,
- drag ,
- drudging ,
- flat ,
- insipid ,
- interminable ,
- lifeless ,
- moth-eaten ,
- mundane ,
- nothing ,
- platitudinous ,
- plebeian ,
- prosaic ,
- repetitious ,
- routine ,
- spiritless ,
- stale ,
- stereotyped ,
- stodgy ,
- stupid ,
- tame ,
- threadbare ,
- tiring ,
- trite ,
- unexciting ,
- vapid ,
- zero .
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n.
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- excite .
Other synonyms:
- Irksome ,
- monotonous .
Other relevant words:
- Dismalness ,
- Drearisome ,
- Funebrial ,
- Sombrous ,
- Subfuscous ,
- Triste ,
- affliction ,
- aristocratic ,
- aristocratical ,
- austere ,
- awfulness ,
- bad ,
- barren ,
- begrimed ,
- benighted ,
- black ,
- blue ,
- blue-blooded ,
- blueish ,
- bluish ,
- brumal ,
- chill ,
- cimmerian ,
- cold ,
- contrite ,
- dark ,
- darkening ,
- darkling ,
- dejected ,
- dejection ,
- dense ,
- deplorable ,
- depressed ,
- depressing ,
- depression ,
- depressive ,
- desolate ,
- desolation ,
- despondency ,
- dire ,
- dirty ,
- disconsolate ,
- dispiriting ,
- distress ,
- distressing ,
- doleful ,
- dour ,
- downcast ,
- dreadfulness ,
- dreich ,
- dusky ,
- empty ,
- forbidding ,
- forlorn ,
- frightfulness ,
- funeral ,
- funereal ,
- gamey ,
- gentle ,
- gloom ,
- gloomful ,
- gloominess ,
- glooming ,
- glowering ,
- glum ,
- good-for-naught ,
- good-for-nothing ,
- grave ,
- gray ,
- grey ,
- grief ,
- grievous ,
- grim ,
- grimy ,
- grisly ,
- grubby ,
- gruesome ,
- grungy ,
- harsh ,
- heartbreaking ,
- inexorable ,
- inky ,
- joyless ,
- lamentable ,
- lonesome ,
- louring ,
- lowering ,
- lugubrious ,
- lurid ,
- melancholy ,
- meritless ,
- miserable ,
- misery ,
- moody ,
- morose ,
- mournful ,
- mournfulness ,
- mourning ,
- muddied ,
- muddy ,
- murky ,
- naughty ,
- no-count ,
- olive-drab ,
- pathetic ,
- pitchy ,
- pitiful ,
- pitying ,
- poor ,
- raunchy ,
- ravaged ,
- regretful ,
- remorseful ,
- risque ,
- rue ,
- rueful ,
- ruefulness ,
- ruthful ,
- sad ,
- sadness ,
- sane ,
- saturnine ,
- severe ,
- shadowy ,
- sick ,
- sinister ,
- sluggish ,
- sober ,
- solemn ,
- somber ,
- sombre ,
- sorrow ,
- sorrowful ,
- spooky ,
- stark ,
- stern ,
- stygian ,
- subfusc ,
- sulky ,
- sullen ,
- sunless ,
- swart ,
- teary ,
- tenebrous ,
- unappeasable ,
- unfortunate ,
- unhappiness ,
- unhappy ,
- unlighted ,
- unlit ,
- unlucky ,
- unrelenting ,
- vacant ,
- wretched .
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How to use "Drear" in context?
Drear is a word meaning "depressing and unhappy." It typically describes a feeling of sadness and loneliness. Drear can be caused by anything from the passing of a loved one to a bleak weather forecast.
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