All cheerful antonyms
cheer·ful
C c adj cheerful
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- cloudy — If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
- depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
- pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- pessimistic — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- sorrowful — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
- heavy-hearted — sorrowful; melancholy; dejected.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- cheerless — Cheerless places or weather are dull and depressing.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- gloomy — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
- depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- unhappy — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- unenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- sad — Systems Analysis Definition
- lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- grave — the grave accent.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.