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GLADNESS Antonyms

There are 6 antonyms of the word gladness. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For GLADNESS

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despair
nounn
noun

• a state in which all hope is lost or absent

• the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

verb

• abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

gloom
nounn
noun

• a state of partial or total darkness

• a feeling of melancholy apprehension

• an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

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

sadness
nounn
noun

• emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

• the state of being sad

• the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

sorrow
nounn
noun

• an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

• sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

• something that causes great unhappiness

• the state of being sad

verb

• feel grief

unhappiness
nounn
noun

• emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

• state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

Alternatives for DESPAIR

Alternatives for GLOOM

Alternatives for MELANCHOLY

Alternatives for SADNESS

Alternatives for SORROW

Alternatives for UNHAPPINESS

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