Bleak and Temperate

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Bleak adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.

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Temperate is an antonym for bleak.

Nearby Words: bleakness, bleakly

Temperate adjective - Marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low.

Usage example: escaped a cold Midwestern winter by vacationing in a more temperate climate down south

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Bleak is an antonym for temperate.

Nearby Word: temper

But it's not uniformly bleak: Canada and Siberia are becoming temperate, and are stepping up their food production.

Source: Gaia's Lament

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