All dreary synonyms
drearΒ·y
D d adj dreary
- tedious β event: dull
- dingy β of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.
- wretched β very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- lonely β affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- humdrum β lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence.
- monotonous β lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery.
- colorless β Something that is colorless has no color at all.
- boring β Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- damp β Something that is damp is slightly wet.
- somber β gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
- sad β Systems Analysis Definition
- depressing β Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
- windy β accompanied or characterized by wind: a windy day.
- dismal β causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
- uneventful β not eventful; lacking in important or striking occurrences: an uneventful day at the office.
- drab β dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
- forlorn β desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- wintry β of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies.
- uninteresting β engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- bleak β If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
- black β lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- blah β You use blah, blah, blah to refer to something that is said or written without giving the actual words, because you think that they are boring or unimportant.
- cheerless β Cheerless places or weather are dull and depressing.
- doleful β sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a doleful look on her face.
- downcast β directed downward, as the eyes.
- funereal β of or suitable for a funeral.
- glum β sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.
- joyless β without joy or gladness; unhappy: the joyless days of the war.
- lonesome β depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome.
- melancholy β sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- oppressive β burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- pedestrian β a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- raw β uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
- routine β subroutine
- sorrowful β full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
- wearisome β causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- comfortless β to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss.
- dispiriting β to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
- depressive β Depressive means relating to depression or to being depressed.
adjective dreary
- lifeless β not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- unexciting β producing excitement; stirring; thrilling: an exciting account of his trip to Tibet.
- gloomy β dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
- colourless β Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
- miserable β wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- grim β stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
- desolate β A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.