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CELEBRATORY Antonyms

There are 18 antonyms of the word celebratory. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For CELEBRATORY

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dismal
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing dejection

downcast
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

adjective satellite

• directed downward

• filled with melancholy and despondency

dreary
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

• causing dejection

gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

glum
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• moody and melancholic

• showing a brooding ill humor

grave
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• death of a person

• a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

• a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

adjective satellite

• dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

verb

• shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

grim
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• harshly ironic or sinister

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

joyless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not experiencing or inspiring joy

lugubrious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• excessively mournful

melancholic
adjectiveadj
noun

• someone subject to melancholia

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

melancholy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of thoughtful sadness

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

• grave or even gloomy in character

mournful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• expressing sorrow

• filled with or evoking sadness

pensive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deeply or seriously thoughtful

• showing pensive sadness

serious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

• completely lacking in playfulness

adjective satellite

• of great consequence

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• appealing to the mind

• requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

solemn
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

• characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

somber
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• grave or even gloomy in character

sorrowful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

unhappy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

• generalized feeling of distress

adjective satellite

• causing discomfort

• marked by or producing unhappiness

Alternatives for DISMAL

Alternatives for DOWNCAST

Alternatives for DREARY

Alternatives for GLOOMY

Alternatives for GLUM

Alternatives for GRAVE

Alternatives for GRIM

Alternatives for JOYLESS

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