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Glum

adjective
/ɡlʌm/

Meaning

sad; dejected; downcast; gloomy
Looking or feeling sad, gloomy, or dejected.

Example Sentences

He looked glum after hearing the bad news.

She felt glum after hearing the bad news.

Synonyms

sad, dejected, despondent, morose, gloomy, depressed, downcast
Entry 1
sad, dejected, despondent, morose
Entry 2
sad, gloomy, depressed, downcast

Antonyms

cheerful, happy, joyful, upbeat
Entry 1
cheerful, happy, joyful, upbeat
Entry 2
happy, cheerful, joyful

Collocations

glum expression, glum mood, look glum, feel glum, sound glum
Entry 1
glum expression, glum mood, look glum, feel glum
Entry 2
feel glum, look glum, sound glum

Related Vocabularies

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense
complete in every way; fully attended or absolute
having two parts or consisting of two elements; double
Speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently.
Relating to or using force or threats to make someone do something.
sharing a common border; touching

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